fast
gb/fˈæst/ us/fˈæst/
A1
Engleză
~ 1800
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
A1
property
1
Moving quickly
Moving very quickly.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is fast
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fast' and 'quickly'; 'fast' is often used after 'be' verbs, while 'quickly' is an adverb modifying actions.
Sinonime
quick (Slightly more general; can refer to actions or processes, not just movement speed.)
Antonime
slow (Describes low speed or lack of quickness.)
Colocații
fast car
|fast train
|fast runner
|fast pace
Teme
daily life
|transport
|sports
|core_vocabulary
|travel
|transportation
Exemple
- The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
- She drives a very fast car.
- This computer is fast compared to my old one.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The bus is fast.
- He runs fast.
- This phone is fast.
adverb
A1
property
2
At a high speed
Quickly or with high speed.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] runs fast
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may incorrectly say 'fastly'; the correct form is 'fast'.
Sinonime
quickly (More general in use; 'fast' is less formal and often used in speech.)
Antonime
slowly (Describes doing something at a low speed.)
Colocații
run fast
|drive fast
|move fast
Teme
daily life
|sports
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- He runs surprisingly fast for his age.
- The train was moving too fast to stop in time.
- She talks fast when she’s nervous.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He runs fast.
- The car moves fast.
- She speaks fast.
adjective
B1
property
3
Firmly fixed, secure
Held tightly and not able to move.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is fast [somewhere]
Sinonime
secure (Emphasizes safety or protection rather than immovability.)
Antonime
loose (Not firmly fixed or attached.)
Colocații
hold fast
|stuck fast
|fast asleep
Teme
construction
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The boat was held fast by the rope.
- The lid was stuck fast and wouldn’t open.
- He held her arm fast.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The rope holds the boat fast.
- The lid is stuck fast.
- He holds my hand fast.
Verb
B1
action
4
Go without food for a time
To not eat for some time, often for religion or health.
Tipar de utilizare:
to fast for [time period]
Sinonime
abstain from eating (More formal and explicit description of the action.)
Antonime
feast (To eat a lot, often in celebration.)
Colocații
fast during Ramadan
|fast for 24 hours
Teme
religion
|health
|food_drink
Exemple
- Muslims fast from dawn to sunset during Ramadan.
- Some people fast once a week for health benefits.
- He decided to fast for two days before the operation.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I fast during Ramadan.
- She will fast for one day.
- They fast for health.
Substantiv
B1
event
5
A period of not eating food
A time when you do not eat food for religion or health.
Sinonime
abstinence from food (Formal phrase, used in medical or religious contexts.)
Antonime
feast (An event with abundant eating.)
Colocații
religious fast
|go on a fast
Teme
religion
|health
|food_drink
Exemple
- They went on a three-day fast before the ceremony.
- The doctor recommended a short fast before the test.
- Breaking the fast is an important tradition.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He went on a fast.
- The fast lasts two days.
- We break the fast at night.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
fast
IPA
GB/fˈæst/
US/fˈæst/
Silabe și accent
fast (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (fast)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: fast
- Comparative: faster
- Superlative: fastest
Noun
- Base: fast
- Plural: fast, fasts
Verb
- Base: fast
- 3rd Person Singular: fasts
- Present Participle: fasting
- Past: fasted
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
hold fast
1/hˈoʊld fˈæst/
fixed phrase
Keep a firm grip on something
To keep holding something tightly and not let go.
Exemple
- Hold fast to the railing when climbing the stairs.
- He held fast to his beliefs despite criticism.
play fast and loose
1/plˈeɪ fˈæst ˈænd lˈus/
idiom
informal
Act carelessly or dishonestly
To behave without care or honesty, especially with rules or promises.
Exemple
- The company played fast and loose with safety regulations.
- You can't play fast and loose with people's trust.
fast asleep
1/fˈæst əslˈip/
fixed phrase
sleeping very deeply
Sleeping very deeply and peacefully.
Exemple
- By 10 p.m., the children were fast asleep.
- She looked so peaceful, fast asleep under the blanket.
fast asleep
2/fˈæst əslˈip/
fixed phrase
In deep sleep
Sleeping very deeply.
Exemple
- She was already fast asleep when I came home.
- The baby is fast asleep in his crib.