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e : acquired with unusually little effort & often by shady or dishonest methods had a keen eye for a fast buck— R. A. Keith8 : resistant to lớn change (as from destructive action or fading) fast dyes —often used in combination sunfastacid-fast bacteria
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Antonyms: Adverb
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Adjective
fast, rapid, swift, fleet, quick, speedy, hasty, expeditious mean moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity. Fast & rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to lớn the thing that moves fast horses and rapid lớn the movement itself. rapid current swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement. returned the ball with one swift stroke fleet adds the implication of lightness & nimbleness. fleet runners quick suggests promptness & the taking of little time. a quick wit speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment speedy delivery of mail & may also suggest unusual velocity. Hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness & often connotes carelessness. a hasty inspection expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment. the expeditious handling of an order
Adjective She's a very fast runner. We're off khổng lồ a fast start. We're now experiencing a faster rate of inflation. We took the faster route. Adverb The boss expects this lớn be done this afternoon, so you'd better work fast. He ran as fast as he could. This is fast becoming a national problem. You need to act fast lớn take advantage of this offer. I don't know what caused the accident. It all happened so fast. She's a woman who can think fast in a crisis. He's going khổng lồ have to lớn talk fast to get himself out of this mess. The window was stuck fast. She held fast to lớn her belief in justice. We must stand fast & not surrender! Verb She always fasts on Yom Kippur. Patients must fast for six hours before having the procedure. See More
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First Known Use of fast
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (1)
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
History & Etymology for fast
Adjective & Adverb
Middle English, from Old English fæst; akin lớn Old High German festi firm, Old Norse fastr, Armenian hast
Verb and Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English fæstan
Noun (2)
alteration of Middle English fest, from Old Norse festr rope, mooring cable, from fastr firm
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The first known use of fast was before the 12th century
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