fast
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3.5
- adjective
- /fæst/
:
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- Whatever the process, I'm delighted we have met and hope to become fast friends.
- a fast friend
And the third video we made together and we became fast friends.
- And the third video we made together and we became fast friends.
- But they began as intense friends, fast friends.
- And, and I, I, we sat down, we talked and we'd be in fast friends.
Examples
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Then we became fast friends.
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We've become such fast friends.
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And the third video we made together and we became fast friends.
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So we became very, very good friends, very fast friends and, and really loved each other.
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I do seem to remember that you made pretty fast friends with one of them.
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We become fast friends, and they challenge me to help with the work.
Academic text (2003) -
We love our new neighbors; the girls have become fast friends, and we had two other families join us.
Blog text (9) -
Some business associates become fast friends.
Academic text (2009) -
The two became fast friends, eating lunch together in the cafeteria most days.
Blog text (33) -
After spending the summer together, they became fast friends who supported each other through thick and thin.
Synonyms
505
1.0
Always supporting a person or group, especially in hard times
104
1.8
Loyal and steady in support of a person, group, or idea
31
6.3
Loyal and firm in supporting a person or a cause
30
5.6
Loyal and firm in support that does not change
Loyal and steady in support for a person or cause
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
6
8.0
Act in a careless way by ignoring rules and other people's feelings
Compounds
111
1.0
Cheap food that is already cooked and sold to eat quickly, like hamburgers or fried chicken
- Jargon
9
3.5
A quick attack where a team moves fast down the court to score before the defense sets up
- Specialized
1
8.4
A nuclear reactor that uses fast neutrons without a moderator to make energy
- Specialized
A set of computer rules that lets local devices send secure messages and manage a network
A major Jewish day when people do not eat to remember when the temples were destroyed in Jerusalem
A major Jewish fast on the ninth day of Av that remembers the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
A one-day event when many Jews do not eat or drink before Purim to remember Esther
A day in the Jewish calendar when Jews do not eat or drink to remember Gedaliah's killing
A Jewish day when people do not eat or drink from dawn to dusk to remember Jerusalem's walls being broken
A minor Jewish fast on the tenth of Tevet to remember the siege of Jerusalem and Holocaust victims
A Jewish fast kept by firstborn sons the day before Passover to remember how they were saved in Egypt
- Specialized
A way of running a simulation where time moves faster than real life
How Loyal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fast meaning 'loyal' comes from the idea of being 'firmly' attached to someone, like a friend who will not leave you. That's why a 'fast' friend is steady and true.