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fast.

caught (unable to move freely), captured

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. caught (unable to move freely), captured

    Bankrånaren är nu fast.
  2. fixed, fastened, unmoving

    Ge mig en fast punkt, och jag skall flytta världen.
  3. firm, solid (as opposed to liquid)

    Den är för vattnig. Jag önskar att den hade en fastare konsistens.
    fasta tillståndets fysik
  4. firm, solid (as opposed to liquid) waxy

    en fast potatis
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish faster, from Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

conj
  1. even though

    Det gick bra fast de inte hade övat i förväg
  2. but

    informal
    Farsan löper också bra, fast inte lika fort
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish faster, from Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

adv
  1. fixed, firmly, steadily (synonymous with the adjective)

    att sitta fast
    att sätta fast
  2. almost, nearly

    obsolete
    och hade bedrifvit underslef af fast otrolig omfattning
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish faster, from Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

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