faster

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈfɑːstə/ 🇺🇸 /ˈfæstɜr/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Comparative form of 'fast'; moving or operating at a greater speed than something else.
  2. adverb
    Comparative form of 'fast'; at a greater speed or more quickly.
  3. noun
    A person or thing that fasts; one who abstains from food or certain foods for religious, health, or other reasons.; A person or thing that is fast; one who moves or acts quickly.; A device or mechanism used to fasten or secure something in place.
  4. adjective
    Comparative form of 'fast' in the sense of being more firmly fixed or attached.; Comparative form of 'fast' in the sense of being more resistant to fading, washing, or other forms of deterioration.; Comparative form of 'fast' in the sense of being more ahead of the correct time, as a clock.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: fasts 3rd sing.: fasts Past: fasted Past part.: fasted Pres part.: fasting Comparative: faster Superlative: fastest

Collocations

fast foodfast lanefast trackhold fastfast asleepfast forwardpull a fast one

Derivatives

fastenfastenerfastingfastnessbreakfaststeadfastfastly

Synonyms

quickrapidswiftspeedyhastybrisk

Antonyms

slowsluggishleisurely

Commonly confused

quick
EN: 'Quick' emphasizes short duration or promptness of response; 'fast' emphasizes high speed of movement.
rapid
EN: 'Rapid' is more formal and often describes rates of change (rapid growth); 'fast' is more general and colloquial.
fasten
EN: 'Fasten' means to secure or attach something; 'fast' means quick or to abstain from food.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note that 'fast' is both an adjective and an adverb (no '-ly' form needed: 'run fast', not 'run fastly').

💬 Examples

  1. The cheetah is faster than any other land animal.

  2. She ran faster than she ever had before.

  3. The faster broke his fast at sunset during Ramadan.

  4. He was a faster in the race, finishing well ahead of the others.

  5. The carpenter used a faster to hold the two boards together.

  6. Make sure the knot is faster this time so it doesn't come undone.

  7. This new dye is faster than the one we used last year.

  8. My watch is faster than yours by about five minutes.