fast

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
3. Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
4. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
5. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
6. Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc.
7. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
8. Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
9. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
10. Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
11. (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
12. (dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
13. (dated, offensive, vernacular) Uncharacteristically mature or promiscuous for one's age.
14. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
15. More sensitive to light than average.

Noun

A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations.

Intj

Ellipsis of stand fast, a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target.

Adv

1. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
2. Deeply or soundly .
3. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
4. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
5. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
2. (intransitive) To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.
3. (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.

Noun

1. The act or practice of fasting, religious abstinence from food.
2. Any of the fasting periods in the liturgical year.

Concepten

snel

vlug

vasten

gauw

gezwind

spoedig

haastig

kwiek

vast

stevig

rap

hecht

schielijk

hard

losbandig

gevestigd

los

in allerijl

seffens

aanstonds

🔜

aldra

binnenkort

🔜

dicht

dra

🔜

eerdaags

eerlang

🔜

eerstdaags

onbeweeglijk

oppervlakkig

prompt

ras

snelle

straks

vastentijd

vluchtig

voor

weldra

🔜

welhaast

Tegenovergesteld aan

loose, penetrable, weak, light, behind, slow, local, slow train, stopper, loosely, lightly, slowly

Synoniemen

quick

quickly

rapid

swift

rapidly

speedy

swiftly

speedily

fasting

prompt

firm

firmly

promptly

hastily

early

strong

expeditious

hard

strongly

abstain

apace

flying

hurriedly

fleet

tight

tightly

starve

agile

nimble

securely

solid

solidly

in haste

soon

🔜

immediately

hurry

hurried

speed

very fast

steadfast

diet

high-speed

express

hot

🥵

presto

libertine

in a hurry

sharp

immobile

close

Vertalingen

rapide

schnell

rápido

jeûner

vite

rapidement

rapido

veloce

rápido

rasch

ayunar

geschwind

fasten

digiunare

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/fɑːst/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: fast

Overgenomen van Oudengels: fæst

Overgenomen van Middelengels: fasten

Overgenomen van Oudengels: fæstan

Overgenomen van Oudengels: fæsten

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: fasta

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: fasten

Verwant aan Duits: Fasten

In summary

From Middle English fast, fest, from Old English fæst (“firm, secure”), from Proto-West Germanic *fast, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.
The development of “rapid” from an original sense of “secure” apparently happened first in the adverb and then transferred to the adjective; compare hard in expressions like “to run hard”. The original sense of “secure, firm” is now slightly archaic, but retained in the related fasten (“make secure”). Also compare close meaning change from Latin rapiō (“to snatch”) to Latin rapidus (“rapid, quick”), from Irish sciob (“to snatch”) to Irish sciobtha (“quick”).

Zinnen

He was going too fast by a long shot .

Hij ging lang te snel.

Write fast if you want to finish early .

Schrijf snel als je vroeg wilt eindigen.

How fast is your motorbike ?

Hoe snel is uw motor?