faster
adjectiveadverbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈfɑːstə//
- United States//ˈfæstɚ//
One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
adjective
- 1
Also a form of fastcomparative form of fast: more fast
The renewal of track by cranes and special tracklaying machines which lift out entire 60 ft. lengths of old track and lay in pre-assembled 60 ft. lengths of new, allows the process of renewal to proceed at a considerably faster rate than possible by older methods.
Other paths can be occupied by oil trains from Grain, timber trains for Chirk, cement trains for Clitheroe, as well as engineering trains running this way to avoid the West Coast Main Line and other 60mph services squeezed off the WCML to make way for faster passenger and freight trains.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English -er English faster From fast (“quick; quickly”) + -er.
adverb
- 1
Also a form of fastcomparative form of fast: more fast
noun
- 1
One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English faster From fast (“refrain from eating”) + -er.
Forms
- plural
- fasters
faster · One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
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