Meaning

15 senses
  1. (dated)Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

    That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!

    fest, befestigt, verankert

    про́чныйpróčnyj, кре́пкийkrépkij

    мі́цноmícno

    securely fixed in place

  2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

    befestigt, fest, geschützt

  3. Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)

    eng, echt, treu

    unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

  4. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid; light.

    I am going to buy a fast car.

    schnell, rasch, geschwind

    бы́стрыйbýstryj, ско́рыйskóryj, скоростно́йskorostnój

    швидки́йšvydkýj, прудки́йprudkýj, би́стрийbýstryj

    acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

  5. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid; light.

    Having a kinetic energy between 1 million and 20 million electron volts; often used to describe the energy state of free neutrons at the moment of their release by a nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reaction (i.e., before the neutrons have been slowed down by anything).

    Plutonium-240 has a much higher fission cross-section for fast neutrons than for thermal neutrons.

  6. Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc.

  7. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.

    a fast racket, or tennis court

    a fast track

    schnell

  8. Able to transfer data in a short period of time.

    schnell, Breitband-

  9. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).

    tief, fest

    кре́пкийkrépkij

    міцни́йmicnýj

  10. Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.

    All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast.

    farbecht, beständig, fixiert

    про́чныйpróčnyj

    міцни́йmicnýj

  11. (dated)Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.

    a fast woman

    Lebemann, halbseiden, lebenslustig

  12. (dated, offensive, vernacular)Uncharacteristically mature or promiscuous for one's age.

Examples

4060 sentences
  1. I'm tired of eating fast food.

    Я втомився від фаст-фуду.

    ruЯ устал от фаст-фуда.

    deIch habe es satt, Fastfood zu essen.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. Run as fast as you can.

    Біжи якомога швидше.

    ruБеги как можно быстрее.

    deRenn so schnell, wie du kannst.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. How fast does this train run?

    А цей потяг швидко їде?

    ruКак быстро едет этот поезд?

    deWie schnell fährt dieser Zug?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. My watch is ten minutes fast.

    Мій годинник поспішає на десять хвилин.

    ruМои часы спешат на десять минут.

    deMeine Uhr geht zehn Minuten vor.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. I ran as fast as possible.

    Я побіг якомога швидше.

    ruЯ бежала изо всех сил.

    deIch rannte so schnell ich konnte.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
firmly or securely fixed in place:
moving or capable of moving with great speed:
of sleep: deep or sound:
Русский
By meaning 3
firmly or securely fixed in place:
moving or capable of moving with great speed:
ahead of the correct time or schedule:
Deutsch
By meaning 10
firmly or securely fixed in place:
firm against attack:
of friend: steadfast, with unwavering feeling:
moving or capable of moving with great speed:
computing: able to transfer data in a short period of time:
of sleep: deep or sound:
of a dye: not running or fading:
having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits:
ahead of the correct time or schedule:
of photographic film: more sensitive to light than average:

Origin

From Middle English fast, fest, from Old English fæst (“firm, secure”), from Proto-West Ge

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.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

faster, fastest
Comparativefaster Lesson
Superlativefastest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

31 synonyms
occurring or happening within a short time:rapidB1swiftB2
rapidly consents to sexual activity:easyA1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

95 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • as fast as
  • ran as fast
  • faster at doing
  • run faster than
  • run faster
  • drive too fast
  • fast runner
  • can run faster
  • be faster at
  • too fast for
  • much faster than
  • is a fast

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fast — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto