avast
Hold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!Hold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!
UK/əˈvɑːst/US/əˈvæst/
Значение
значений: 2Hold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!
(разговорное)Listen! Pay attention!
Avast, ye landlubbers!
Происхождение
Probably borrowed from Dutch hou vast, houd vast (“hold fast!”), from houd (imperative ofProbably borrowed from Dutch hou vast, houd vast (“hold fast!”), from houd (imperative of houden, “to hold”) + vast (“fast, firm, tight”). Doublet of hold fast.
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