avast
Hold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!Hold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!
UK/əˈvɑːst/US/əˈvæst/
Значення
значень: 2Hold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!
(розмовне)Listen! Pay attention!
Avast, ye landlubbers!
Походження
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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