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Direct Cross-Language Association: “fast” in English

This word also exists in English! Meaning: “(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.”

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fast

DE • German
//fast//

Direct English Associations & Meanings:

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[EN]almost[EN]nearly[EN]hardly[EN]extremely

Definitions & Usage

adverb
#1

almost; nearly

English lookup: almostnearly
Example: “Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen.”
Synonyms:
beinaheknappnahezu
adverb
#2

(in a negative clause) hardly

English lookup: hardly
Synonyms:
kaum
adverb
#3

(obsolete) extremely, very much

English lookup: extremelyvery much
verb
#4

inflection of fasen:

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Notable Literary & Historical Quotes

“ALs nu Abram in Egypten kam / sahen die Egypter das Weib / das sie fast schön war.”

— 1545, Martin Luther et al., “Biblia”, in Gen 12:14, Hans Lufft:

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