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- [fast, fahst]
- /fæst, fɑst/
- /fɑːst/
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- [fast, fahst]
- /fæst, fɑst/
Definitions of fasting word
- verb without object fasting to abstain from all food. 1
- verb without object fasting to eat only sparingly or of certain kinds of food, especially as a religious observance. 1
- verb with object fasting to cause to abstain entirely from or limit food; put on a fast: to fast a patient for a day before surgery. 1
- noun fasting an abstinence from food, or a limiting of one's food, especially when voluntary and as a religious observance; fasting. 1
- noun fasting a day or period of fasting. 1
- noun fasting Abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, esp. as a religious observance. 1
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Origin of fasting
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English fasten, Old English fæstan; cognate with German fasten, Gothic fastan, Old Norse fasta
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Parts of speech for Fasting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fasting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fasting
noun fasting
- abstinence — Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons.
- asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
- maceration — the act or process of macerating.
- xerophagy — a Lenten fast observed especially during Holy Week, constituting the strictest fast in the Eastern Church.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
Antonyms for fasting
noun fasting
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
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