fast
- fast
- I UK [fɑːst] / US [fæst]
adjective
Word forms "fast":
adjective fast
comparative faster
superlative fastest
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1) able to move quickly
a chance for runners to show how fast they are
a) done quickly
It was quite a fast journey.
We were expected to work at a fast pace.
b) done without waiting or delaying
The government has promised a fast response to the crisis.
We need fast and effective action to combat this problem.
c) a fast road is one on which you can drive quickly
d) doing or able to do something quickly
a fast reader/learner:
I'm usually quite a fast learner.
2)
a) exciting, with a lot of different things happening in a short time
The pace of the game was fast.
b) noun] a fast way of life is one in which you travel a lot, meet a lot of people, and do a lot of exciting things
3) noun] if a clock is fast, it shows a time that is later than the correct time
My watch is a few minutes fast.
4) noun] a fast film is one that you use to take photographs of something that is moving quickly, or that you use when there is not very much light
5) colours that are fast will not become paler when clothes are washed
6) noun] old-fashioned a fast woman is one who has sexual relationships with a lot of different people
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II UK [fɑːst] / US [fæst]
adverb ***
1) quickly
We drove as fast as we could to the hospital.
Can't you work any faster?
a) over a short period of time
The business has grown very fast.
This company is fast becoming a major exporter of computer software.
b) without waiting or delaying
You need to get help fast!
We got there as fast as we could.
2) firmly and strongly or tightly
She held fast to the railings and refused to move.
The van was stuck fast in the mud.
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be getting/going nowhere fast
— informal to be making very little progressCritics say that the reforms are going nowhere fast.
stand fast/firm
— formal to continue to do something that you believe is right even when other people are trying to stop you
III UK [fɑːst] / US [fæst]
verb intransitive]
Word forms "fast":
present tense
I/you/we/they fast
he/she/it fasts
present participle fasting
past tense fasted
past participle fasted
to eat no food or very little food for a period of time, often for religious reasons
IV UK [fɑːst] / US [fæst]
noun countable]
Word forms "fast":
singular fast
plural fasts
a period of time when you eat no food or very little food, often for religious reasons
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Fast — Fast, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Fast — Fast, n. [OE. faste, fast; cf. AS. f[ae]sten, OHG. fasta, G. faste. See {Fast}, v. i.] 1. Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment. [1913 Webster] Surfeit is the father of much fast. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Voluntary abstinence from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
