Fast meaning in English
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Definition
fast: quick, rapid, speedy
to fast: to stop eating for a period of time (usually for religious reasons)
(to break) the fast: (to stop, to end) the abstinence from food
The term breakfast is made up of the words "break" and "fast". The term literally refers to "breaking" or ending a "fast" (a period in which nothing is eaten).
Examples
- "Name: JOAN WAYNE AKA "THE
FASTESTDEADEST WOMAN IN THE WEST "" - "I'm gonna sing her a fast and furious song!"
- "Klaus : Faster!"
- "You cut down trees real fast, and you cut my grass just the way I like it."
- "The Emerald city - as fast as lightning!"
- "Everybody was kung-fu fighting, those kicks were fast as lightning."
- "Olaf : Faster!"
- "Sydney : Crikey, she's not that fast is she?"
- "Olaf : Come on driver, just drive faster!"
- "The fastest woman in the Wild West, and I reckon I should show this horse what happens when horses cheat at cards."
- "It sounds like we're going really fast."
- "They move fast now, don't they?"
- "Driving too fast?"
- "Crowd : Faster!"
- "They feature faster peer-to-peer networking, and built-in firewall."
- "- The lifestyle you've always dreamed of: Foreign holidays, fast cars, expensive gifts for your spouse / companion."
Exercise 1
"Make it quick."
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term.
In his Dodge Viper, Philip likes to drive when he hits the Pacific Coast Highway.
Bruno likes to take a overview of the office at the start of every day.
Icarus is very at solving mathematical equations.
The maximum of Philip's Dodge Viper is over 180 miles per hour.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term.
In his Dodge Viper, Philip likes to drive when he hits the Pacific Coast Highway.
Bruno likes to take a overview of the office at the start of every day.
Icarus is very at solving mathematical equations.
The maximum of Philip's Dodge Viper is over 180 miles per hour.
"Make it quick."
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term.
In his Dodge Viper, Philip likes to drive fast 1 when he hits the Pacific Coast Highway.
Bruno likes to take a quick 2 overview of the office at the start of every day.
Icarus is very quick 3 at solving mathematical equations.
The maximum speed 4 of Philip's Dodge Viper is over 180 miles per hour.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term.
In his Dodge Viper, Philip likes to drive fast 1 when he hits the Pacific Coast Highway.
Bruno likes to take a quick 2 overview of the office at the start of every day.
Icarus is very quick 3 at solving mathematical equations.
The maximum speed 4 of Philip's Dodge Viper is over 180 miles per hour.
1 fast: In this sentence, "fast" is used as an adverb and is synonymous with the other adverbs "quickly", "rapidly", and "swiftly", although the most common expression is to say that someone "drives fast" or "drives quickly".
1 quick: "Quick" is an adjective and not an adverb, so it is incorrect to say that someone "drives quick". The correct adverbial form is "quickly".
1 speed: "Speed" is a noun so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence, which requires an adverb. The adverb "speedily" is sometimes used as a synonym for "quickly" or "fast", for example: This problem needs to be dealt with speedily.
2 quick: As an adjective "quick" often describes an action which is instantaneous or of very brief duration, for example: We went for a quick walk (the walk did not last long). "Fast" on the other hand is generally descriptive and describes things that move at great speed for a period of time, for example: I took the fast train to London, which didn't stop at any stations.
2 fast: "Fast" is unnatural in this sentence, since it does not describe accurately the brief duration of time of the action (taking an overview of the office). "Fast" is generally descriptive and describes things that move at great speed for a period of time, for example: I took the fast train to London, which didn't stop at any stations.
2 speed: "Speed" is a noun so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence, which requires an adjective. The adjective "speedy" is sometimes used as a synonym for "quick" or "fast", for example: He's a very speedy worker.
3 quick: As an adjective "quick" often describes an action which is instantaneous or of very brief duration, for example: We went for a quick walk (the walk did not last long). "Fast" on the other hand is generally descriptive and describes things that move at great speed for a period of time, for example: I took the fast train to London, which didn't stop at any stations.
3 fast: "Fast" is unnatural in this sentence, since it does not describe accurately the brief duration of time of the action. "Fast" is generally descriptive and describes things that move at great speed for a period of time, for example: I took the fast train to London, which didn't stop at any stations.
3 speed: "Speed" is a noun so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence, which requires an adjective. The adjective "speedy" is sometimes used as a synonym for "quick" or "fast", for example: He's a very speedy worker. Note that, in English, we cannot say that someone is "speed". Appropriate alternatives are that someone is "hyper", "stressed", "busy", or that they "have a lot of energy".
4 speed: This is correct. "Speed" is the rate of motion, and is synonymous with the following nouns: "quickness", "rapidity", "rapidness" and "swiftness". To say that a car is traveling at a fast "speed", means that it is traveling "fast" or "quickly".
4 quick: "Quick" is not a noun, so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence.
4 fast: "Fast" is not a noun, so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence.
Exercise 2
"Make it quick."
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term.
In his Dodge Viper, Philip likes to drive when he hits the Pacific Coast Highway.
Bruno likes to take a overview of the office at the start of every day.
Icarus is very at solving mathematical equations.
The maximum of Philip's Dodge Viper is over 180 miles per hour.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term.
In his Dodge Viper, Philip likes to drive when he hits the Pacific Coast Highway.
Bruno likes to take a overview of the office at the start of every day.
Icarus is very at solving mathematical equations.
The maximum of Philip's Dodge Viper is over 180 miles per hour.
"Make it quick."
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term.
In his Dodge Viper, Philip likes to drive fast 1 when he hits the Pacific Coast Highway.
Bruno likes to take a quick 2 overview of the office at the start of every day.
Icarus is very quick 3 at solving mathematical equations.
The maximum speed 4 of Philip's Dodge Viper is over 180 miles per hour.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term.
In his Dodge Viper, Philip likes to drive fast 1 when he hits the Pacific Coast Highway.
Bruno likes to take a quick 2 overview of the office at the start of every day.
Icarus is very quick 3 at solving mathematical equations.
The maximum speed 4 of Philip's Dodge Viper is over 180 miles per hour.
1 fast: In this sentence, "fast" is used as an adverb and is synonymous with the other adverbs "quickly", "rapidly", and "swiftly", although the most common expression is to say that someone "drives fast" or "drives quickly".
1 quick: "Quick" is an adjective and not an adverb, so it is incorrect to say that someone "drives quick". The correct adverbial form is "quickly".
1 speed: "Speed" is a noun so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence, which requires an adverb. The adverb "speedily" is sometimes used as a synonym for "quickly" or "fast", for example: This problem needs to be dealt with speedily.
2 quick: As an adjective "quick" often describes an action which is instantaneous or of very brief duration, for example: We went for a quick walk (the walk did not last long). "Fast" on the other hand is generally descriptive and describes things that move at great speed for a period of time, for example: I took the fast train to London, which didn't stop at any stations.
2 fast: "Fast" is unnatural in this sentence, since it does not describe accurately the brief duration of time of the action (taking an overview of the office). "Fast" is generally descriptive and describes things that move at great speed for a period of time, for example: I took the fast train to London, which didn't stop at any stations.
2 speed: "Speed" is a noun so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence, which requires an adjective. The adjective "speedy" is sometimes used as a synonym for "quick" or "fast", for example: He's a very speedy worker.
3 quick: As an adjective "quick" often describes an action which is instantaneous or of very brief duration, for example: We went for a quick walk (the walk did not last long). "Fast" on the other hand is generally descriptive and describes things that move at great speed for a period of time, for example: I took the fast train to London, which didn't stop at any stations.
3 fast: "Fast" is unnatural in this sentence, since it does not describe accurately the brief duration of time of the action. "Fast" is generally descriptive and describes things that move at great speed for a period of time, for example: I took the fast train to London, which didn't stop at any stations.
3 speed: "Speed" is a noun so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence, which requires an adjective. The adjective "speedy" is sometimes used as a synonym for "quick" or "fast", for example: He's a very speedy worker. Note that, in English, we cannot say that someone is "speed". Appropriate alternatives are that someone is "hyper", "stressed", "busy", or that they "have a lot of energy".
4 speed: This is correct. "Speed" is the rate of motion, and is synonymous with the following nouns: "quickness", "rapidity", "rapidness" and "swiftness". To say that a car is traveling at a fast "speed", means that it is traveling "fast" or "quickly".
4 quick: "Quick" is not a noun, so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence.
4 fast: "Fast" is not a noun, so it is grammatically incorrect to use it in this sentence.
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