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The correct spelling is fastest.
How to pronounce fastest
adjective
Say it like: Fas-tes-t
The correct spelling is fastest. Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. 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
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.
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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