Synonyms for fastest

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : fast, fahst

Phonetic Transcription : fæst, fɑst

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Définition of fastest

Origin : Old English fæst "firmly fixed, steadfast, secure, enclosed," probably from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (cf. Old Frisian fest, Old Norse fastr, Dutch vast, German fest), from PIE root *past- "firm" (cf. Sanskrit pastyam "dwelling place").
The adverb meaning "quickly, swiftly" was perhaps in Old English, or from Old Norse fast, either way developing from the sense of "firmly, strongly, vigorously" (cf. to run hard means to run fast; also compare fast asleep), or perhaps from the notion of a runner who "sticks" close to whatever he is chasing.
The sense of "living an unrestrained life" (usually of women) is from 1746 (fast living is from 1745). Fast buck recorded from 1947; fast food is first attested 1951. Fast-forward first recorded 1948. Fast lane is by 1966; the fast track originally was in horse-racing (1934); figurative sense by 1960s. To fast talk someone (v.) is recorded by 1946.

adj speedy
adj fixed, immovable
adj immoral, promiscuous
adv speedily
adv fixedly

Example sentences :

He has a new auto, you know, and he boasts that it's the fastest one in this country.
Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton

She would swim her fastest, as if really anxious to escape him.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

In how many hours might one ride to Carlisle at the fastest—in the night and in a cart?
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

He has a game where you can race the fastest cars in the world.
Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico

And now the cricket is the fastest and fanciest hopper there is.
Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico

Then fetch the fastest horse in the stable to the front door.
Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady

Emetic was the fastest sprinter there that day; a sprinter, not a stayer.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

They were both prodigies, but, though rivals, the fastest friends.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various

He had struck the trail, and urging our horses to their fastest speed, we followed.
Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore

I'll go a dollar that you can't do it, and your mare is the fastest on the road.
Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore

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