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fast2

Pronunciation: /fɑːst/

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Definition of fast

verb

[no object]
  • abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance: the ministry instructed people to fast
  • (be fasted) technical be deprived of all or some kinds of food, especially for medical or experimental reasons: all patients were fasted before surgery

noun

  • an act or period of fasting:a five-day fast

Origin:

Old English fæstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vasten and German fasten, also to Old Norse fasta, the source of the noun

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