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vast.

firm, fast, tight

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/vɑst/

  1. firm, fast, tight

  2. fixed, not moving or changing

    Kunnen we de vaste lasten dragen?

  3. stuck, unable to get out

    Haar hand zat vast in het gat.

  4. in the solid state

    Bij kamertemperatuur is het een vaste stof.

  5. perennial

    Hij heeft een aantal vaste planten gepoot.

  6. using a landline

    Is er een vaste verbinding?
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vast, from Old Dutch fast, from Proto-West Germanic *fastī, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz.

adv/vɑst/

  1. almost; about; close to

    obsolete

  2. surely, certainly

    vast en zeker

  3. sure, yeah, right

    informal
    Mijn hond at mijn huiswerk. — Ja, vast!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vast, from Old Dutch fast, from Proto-West Germanic *fastī, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz.

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