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fast

/fæst/

EN

Moving or able to move quickly; happening in a short time.

She took a fast train to Paris.

Etymology

From Old English fæst, meaning 'firmly fixed, steadfast'. The meaning 'quick, swift' developed in the Middle English period, likely from the idea of 'firmly' or 'strongly' moving.

Translations

简体中文
快的,迅速的
繁體中文
快的,迅速的
日本語
速い,早い
한국어
빠른,빠르게
Deutsch
schnell,rasch
Español
rápido,veloz
Português
rápido,veloz
Français
rapide,vite
Català
ràpid,veloç
Tiếng Việt
nhanh,vội

Collocations

fast foodfast trainfast pacefast carfast sprint

Synonyms

quickswiftrapidspeedy

Antonyms

slowsluggishunhurried

Related Words

fasterfastestfastenfastlyspeed