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The correct spelling is fast.
How to pronounce fast
/fɑːst/
nounIPA: /fɑːst/
Say it like: Fas-t
The correct spelling is fast. A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations For example: "That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!"
Usage Examples
“That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!”
“I am going to buy a fast car.”
“a fast billiard table”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
- 2.The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
- 3.The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.
adjective
- 1.Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
- 2.Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
- 3.(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
- 4.Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
- 5.Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
adverb
- 1.In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
- 2.(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
- 3.Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
- 4.Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
- 5.Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
interjection
- 1.Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target
verb
- 1.To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
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