fast
noun/fɑːst/
/fæst/
- a period during which you do not eat food, especially for religious or health reasons
- to go on a fast
- to break (= end) your fast
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2, Cooking and eatingc2- All members of the religious community keep these fasts.
- He observes the fast of Ramadan.
- In Cyprus this soup is served on Easter morning to break the long Lenten fast.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- go on
- keep
- observe
- …
Word Originnoun Old English fæstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vasten and German fasten, also to Old Norse fasta, the source of the noun.Want to learn more?
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