fast
verb/fɑːst/
/fæst/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fast | /fɑːst/ /fæst/ |
| he / she / it fasts | /fɑːsts/ /fæsts/ |
| past simple fasted | /ˈfɑːstɪd/ /ˈfæstɪd/ |
| past participle fasted | /ˈfɑːstɪd/ /ˈfæstɪd/ |
| -ing form fasting | /ˈfɑːstɪŋ/ /ˈfæstɪŋ/ |
- to eat little or no food for a period of time, especially for religious or medical reasons
- Muslims fast during Ramadan.
- Patients usually fast overnight before undergoing surgery.
Word Originverb Old English fæstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vasten and German fasten, also to Old Norse fasta, the source of the noun.Definitions on the go
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