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fast

[fast]
[faːst]

Rhymes with ast, aːst

Where it comes from

von Althochdeutsch fasto, gleicher Stamm wie fest, später abgeschwächte Bedeutung

adverb

nicht ganz Der Rennwagen hatte das Ziel fast erreicht, als auf der Zielgeraden das Getriebe versagte.
Similar: annähernd, beinahe, circa, etwa, knapp, nahezu, so gut wie, praktisch, faktisch, um ein Haar

verb faste

imperative, present, singular 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens des Verbs fasten

verb

indicative, present, singular 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs fasen
indicative, present, singular 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs fasen
indicative, plural, present 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens des Verbs fasen
imperative, plural, present 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens des Verbs fasen

In English

almost (mathematics)
virtual for practical purposes, though not technically
nearly almost, but not quite
all but very nearly
more or less almost
as much as practically, no less than

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"fast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/fast. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fast. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/fast

Chicago

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@misc{fast_2026,
  title = {fast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/fast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}