fasting
fasting · fastings
голодування, піст
пост, голодание
Fasten, Fastenzeit
Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from foodAbstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.
UK/ˈfɑːstɪŋ/US/ˈfæstɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.
abstaining from food
(countable, uncountable)Abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting.
Fasten, Fastenzeit
постpost, голода́ниеgolodánije, постpost
пістpist, голодува́нняholoduvánnja, пістpist
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food:
Русский
By meaning 1
act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food:
period of time when one abstains from or eats very little food:
Origin
By surface analysis, fast + -ing.By surface analysis, fast + -ing.
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Forms
plural: fastingsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- abstaining from food:fast
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable