Fast

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Intransitive verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Adverb 1.5.1 Synoymns 1.5.2 Antonymns 1.5.3 Translations 2 German 2.1 Adverb 3 Swedish

English

Pronunciation

• fäst, /fɑːst/, /fA:st/

  Rhymes: -ɑːst

Noun

fast

1. A period of time when one does not eat.

Derived terms

• breakfast

Translations

• Chinese: 斋戒期
• Danish: faste c
• Dutch: vasten m
• Finnish: paasto
• French: jeûn m
• German: Fasten n
• Italian: digiuno m
• Japanese: 断食
• Swedish: fasta c

Intransitive verb

fast

1. To abstain from food.

Translations

• Danish: faste
• Dutch: vasten
• Finnish: paastota
• French: jeûner
• German: fasten
• Swedish: fasta

Adjective

fast

1. Occurring in a short time.
2. Moving quickly.
3. (nautical) (of an object) Secured so that it will not move.
4. (of a dye) That does not run or fade when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light.
5. (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.

Synonyms

• (1, 2): quick, rapid, speedy
• (3): secure
• (4): colour-fast

Antonyms

• (1, 2, 5): slow
• (3): loose

Derived terms

• fast food

Translations

• Chinese: 快的
• Danish: hurtig (1, 2 & 5); surret (3); farvefast (4)
• Dutch: snel (1, 2), vlug (1,2), rap (1,2), kwiek (1,2), gezwind (2), vast (3)
• Esperanto: rapida
• Finnish: nopea (1,2), kiinni (3)
• French: rapide (1, 2)
• German: schnell (1, 2), geschwind (1, 2), fest (3), echt (4)
• Japanese: 速い (はやい, hayai) (1, 2)
• Italian: svelto , rapido , veloce (1, 2)
• Portuguese: rápido (1, 2)
• Romanian: rapid (1, 2), iute (1, 2), grăbit (1, 2)
• Swedish: snabb (1,2), kvick (1,2), fäst (3)
• Tok Pisin: kwikpela (1, 2)

Adverb

fast

1. Quickly

Synoymns

• quickly, rapidly, speedily

Antonymns

• slowly

Translations

• Dutch: snel , kwiek , vlug
• Esperanto: rapide
• Finnish: nopeasti
• French: rapidement
• German: schnell, flugs , geschwind
• Italian: rapidamente, velocemente
• Japanese: 速く (はやく , hayaku)
• Norwegian: fort
• Portuguese: rapidamente
• Swedish: snabbt , kvickt
• Tok Pisin: kwik

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German

Adverb

fast

1. almost, nearly

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Swedish

1. Caught, unable to move freely

   Examples

   1. Bankrånaren är nu fast

      The bank robber is now caught (by the police)