avast

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Hold fast!; cease!; stop!
2. (slang) In imitation of pirates: listen!; pay attention!

Sinonieme

stop

🛑

belay

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈvɑːst/

Etimologie (Engels)

Probably borrowed from Dutch hou vast, houd vast (“hold tight”), from houd (imperative of houden (“to hold”)) + vast (“fast, firm”).