fast (/fɑːst/)

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🔊 /fɑːst/

Meaning

Meaning: moving quickly

Moving or able to move at high speed.

Examples

🗣 The new train is incredibly fast and reaches the capital in under two hours.

Etymology

From Old English ‘fæst’ (firm); the ‘quick’ sense developed in Middle English.

How & Where It’s Used

Both adjective and adverb; opposite of ‘slow’.

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Tags: speed, common

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