avast
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avast
- /əˈvɑːst/ UK
- /-ˈvæst/ UK
- /əˈvæst/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːst, -æst
Where it comes from
Probably borrowed from Dutch hou vast, houd vast (“hold fast!”), from houd (imperative of houden, “to hold”) + vast (“fast, firm, tight”). Doublet of hold fast.
interjection
- Hold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist! Wait! Then pull avvay, hoa up, hoa up, hoa up, ſo avaſt there, Sir.
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Listen! Pay attention!
Avast, ye landlubbers!
Similar: avast [⇒ thesaurus]!, beware!, blackfriars!, cave!, cheese it!, heads up!, hey up!, hist!, look alive!, look lively!, look out!, look sharp!
Similar: avast!, cut it out!, enough!, give it a break!, halt!, have done!, hold!, hold fast!, knock it off!, leave off!, not so fast!, soft, stay!, stop [⇒ thesaurus]!, whoa!
Thesaurus
interjection
Similar: avast!, cut it out!, enough!, give it a break!, halt!, have done!, hold!, hold fast!, knock it off!, leave off!, not so fast!, soft, stay!, stop [⇒ thesaurus]!, whoa!
Talk about this word "avast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/avast. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. avast. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/avast "avast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/avast.Cite this
@misc{avast_2026,
title = {avast},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/avast},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
