"fast" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /fast/ Audio: De-fast2.ogg , De-at-fast.ogg
Etymology: From Old High German fasto, compare fest. Cognate with English adverb fast. Compare Dutch vast. Etymology templates: {{der|de|goh|fasto}} Old High German fasto, {{cog|nl|vast}} Dutch vast Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} fast, {{de-adv}} fast
  1. almost; nearly Synonyms: beinahe, knapp, nahezu
    Sense id: en-fast-de-adv-O9aWCRFi
  2. (in a negative clause) hardly Synonyms: kaum
    Sense id: en-fast-de-adv-YmwIhKx-
  3. (obsolete) extremely, very much Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fast-de-adv-Y5w33JeZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /faːst/ Audio: De-fast3.ogg
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} fast
  1. inflection of fasen:
    second/third-person singular present
    Tags: form-of, present, second-person, singular, third-person Form of: fasen
    Sense id: en-fast-de-verb-AtTCiQRR
  2. inflection of fasen:
    second-person plural present
    Tags: form-of, plural, present, second-person Form of: fasen
    Sense id: en-fast-de-verb-apCj9Ot9
  3. inflection of fasen:
    plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural Form of: fasen
    Sense id: en-fast-de-verb-6lTPeij6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 23 0 1 9 19 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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