Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
with great speed:
Русский
By meaning 3
in a firm or secure manner:
with great speed:
ahead of the correct time or schedule:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
in a firm or secure manner:
of sleeping: deeply or soundly:
with great speed:
ahead of the correct time or schedule:

Examples

3876 sentences

  1. Tom says I eat too fast.

    Том говорить, що я їм зашвидко. — deniko

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  2. Tom says I talk too fast.

    Том каже, що я розмовляю занадто швидко. — deniko

    ruТом говорит, что я слишком быстро говорю. — marafon

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  3. My boss has the ability to read books very fast.

    Мій шеф має здібність читати книжки дуже швидко. — uaspeaker

    ruУ моего шефа есть способность читать книги очень быстро. — las

    deMein Chef hat die Fähigkeit, Bücher sehr schnell lesen zu können. — Tamy

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Meaning

5 senses

  1. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .

    Do it as fast as you can.

    schnell, beschleunigt

    бы́строbýstro

    шви́дкоšvýdko

  2. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .

    Hold this rope as fast as you can.

    fest

    про́чноpróčno, кре́пкоkrépko

  3. Deeply or soundly .

    The princess was sleeping fast, and her servants were fast asleep too.

    tief, fest

    кре́пкоkrépko

More meanings 2

  1. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

    I think my watch is running fast.

    vorgehen

    преждевременноpreždevremenno

  2. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .

    The horsemen came fast on our heels.

    Fast by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped. / That ain't my style, said Casey. Strike one, the umpire said.

More definitions
  • quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
  • firmly or closely

Origin

From Middle English fast, faste, from Old English fæste, from fæst + -e (adverb-forming su

From Middle English fast, faste, from Old English fæste, from fæst + -e (adverb-forming suffix).

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Forms

faster, fastest
Comparativefaster
Superlativefastest

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Quickly, with great speed:quicklyA1rapidlyB1speedilyswiftly
In a firm or secure manner, securely:firmlyB1tightlyB1fastlysecurely
Deeply or soundly :deeplyA2
Ahead of the correct time or schedule:aheadA2
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
Quickly, with great speed:slowlyA2
In a firm or secure manner, securely:looselyB2
Deeply or soundly :lightlyB1
Ahead of the correct time or schedule:behindA1

Collocations

12 patterns
  • as fast as
  • ran as fast
  • faster at doing
  • run faster
  • drive too fast
  • fast runner
  • be faster at
  • too fast for
  • fast swimmer
  • do that faster
  • a fast runner
  • fast as possible

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fashionA2fashionableB1fashionablyfastballfastenB1fastener

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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