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- [fast, fahst]
- /fæst, fɑst/
- /fɑːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fast, fahst]
- /fæst, fɑst/
Definitions of fastest word
- adjective fastest moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker. 1
- adjective fastest done in comparatively little time; taking a comparatively short time: a fast race; fast work. 1
- adjective fastest indicating a time in advance of the correct time, as of a clock. noting or according to daylight-saving time. 1
- adjective fastest adapted to, allowing, productive of, or imparting rapid movement: a hull with fast lines; one of the fastest pitchers in baseball. 1
- adjective fastest characterized by unrestrained conduct or lack of moral conventions, especially in sexual relations; wanton; loose: Some young people in that era were considered fast, if not downright promiscuous. 1
- adjective fastest characterized by hectic activity: leading a fast life. 1
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Origin of fastest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English fæst firm; cognate with Dutch vast, Old Norse fastr firm, German fest; akin to fast2
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Parts of speech for Fastest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fastest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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