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2 : happening quickly : taking a short amount of time a fast race We"re off to a fast start. See More ExamplesWe"re now experiencing a faster rate of inflation. I"d lượt thích to take a fast <=(more commonly) quick> look at my records.Hidec(1) of a timepiece or weighing device : indicating in advance of what is correct Your clock is two minutes fast.
e : acquired with unusually little effort & often by shady or dishonest methods had a keen eye for a fast buck— R. A. Keith
8 : resistant to lớn change (as from destructive kích hoạt or fading) fast dyes —often used in combination sunfastacid-fast bacteria
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Synonyms và Antonyms for fast
Synonyms: Adjective
Synonyms: Adverb
Antonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Adverb
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Adjective
fast, rapid, swift, fleet, quick, speedy, hasty, expeditious mean moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity. Fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that moves fast horses and rapid to 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 và may also suggest unusual velocity. Hasty suggests hurry và precipitousness and 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 quái nhân expects this to 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 lớn 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 to have lớn talk fast khổng lồ get himself out of this mess. The window was stuck fast. She held fast to her belief in justice. We must stand fast and not surrender! Verb She always fasts on Yom Kippur. Patients must fast for six hours before having the procedure.
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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)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
History và Etymology for fast
Adjective và Adverb
Middle English, from Old English fæst; akin khổng lồ Old High German festi firm, Old Norse fastr, Armenian hast
Verb và 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