Word Image
plural: fasts
Part Of Speech
noun, verb, adjective, adverb
Word Meaning
noun: the act of, or a time of fasting
verb: to go without eating; to eat in small amounts or only certain foods
adjective: firmly or tightly fixed, shut, or bound; firmly loyal; moving or able to move rapidly; taking a short time; tricky and unfair; not likely to fade
adverb: in a fixed manner; in a complete manner; with great speed
Word Family
fasted
fasting
faster
fastness
fasten
fastener
fastening
fastball
breakfast
colorfast
steadfast
bedfast
handfast
holdfast
Sentences
She’s a very fast runner.
She’s a woman who can think fast in a crisis.
She held fast to her belief in justice.
This fast requires you to drink only water and no food.
Patients must fast for six hours before having the procedure.
Fasten your seatbelts before we start driving.
I decided to try fasting for 24 hours.
The window was stuck fast.
He’s going to have to talk fast to get himself out of this mess.
Who was the faster of the two in the last race?
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