English dictionary
fast
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
adjective
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
adjective
- acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
adjective
- at a rapid tempo
adjective
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
adjective
- securely fixed in place
adjective
- hurried and brief
adjective
- unrestrained by convention or morality
adjective
- resistant to destruction or fading
adjective
- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
adverb
- quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
adverb
- firmly or closely
noun
- abstaining from food
verb
- abstain from eating
verb
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
Example sentences
a fast lens
a firm ally
loyal supporters
{'source': 'Campaign song for William Henry Harrison', 'text': 'the true-hearted soldier … of Tippecanoe'}
fast friends
fast film
on the fast track in school
set a fast pace
a fast car
the band played a fast fox trot
my watch is fast
the post was still firm after being hit by the car
paid a flying visit
took a flying glance at the book
a quick inspection
a fast visit
Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
deplorably dissipated and degraded
riotous living
fast women
fast colors
a fast road
grass courts are faster than clay
how fast can he get here?
ran as fast as he could
needs medical help fast
fast-running rivers
fast-breaking news
held fast to the rope
her foot was stuck fast
held tight
Before the medical exam, you must fast
Catholics sometimes fast during Lent