"fast" meaning in English

See fast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɑːst/, /fæst/ Audio: en-us-fast.ogg [US], en-uk-fast.ogg [UK] Forms: fast [positive], faster [comparative], fastest [superlative]
enPR: fäst, făst Head templates: {{adj|fast|faster|fastest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you are fast, you can move a in very short time.
    Sense id: simple-fast-en-adj--AZ8nPia

Noun

IPA: /fɑːst/, /fæst/ Audio: en-us-fast.ogg [US], en-uk-fast.ogg [UK] Forms: fast [singular], fasts [plural]
enPR: fäst, făst Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A fast is an act of not eating for a period of time.
    Sense id: simple-fast-en-noun-SsIGVZBL

Verb

IPA: /fɑːst/, /fæst/ Audio: en-us-fast.ogg [US], en-uk-fast.ogg [UK] Forms: fast [canonical], fasts [third-person, singular], fasted [past], fasted [past, participle], fasting [present, participle]
enPR: fäst, făst Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You fast when you don't eat for a long time.
    Sense id: simple-fast-en-verb-QuMn4yAD Categories (other): Verbs
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