fast
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/fɑːst/]
Show answer
Senses
1. fast (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
Example: Thou didst fast and weep for the child.
2. fast (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.
Example: The ideal would be to fast in a situation where you are not tempted by food
3. fast (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
Example: At 11 weeks of age, all mice were fasted overnight and underwent gallbladder ultrasonography to determine ejection fraction.
No relations.
Comments are not enabled for this type of record.
There is no text to translate.
Log in to see your statistics.