Fast
adjAntonymSynonymSSC PYQ × 4/fˈæst/ · फ़ास्ट
Moving quickly, or to abstain from food
1. quick · 2. to go without food · 3. firmly fixed; (of colours) not fading
तेज़, या उपवास करना
1. तेज़ · 2. उपवास रखना · 3. पक्का, मज़बूती से जमा हुआ
A fast reader who does not check loses fifteen marks.
He fasted for a day and worked through it.
Radhika is a fast learner and finishes her revision early.
Daily use: Fast padhne se galti hoti hai.
Breakfast को देखिए — रात भर का fast (उपवास) तोड़ना ही break-fast है। इसलिए fast के दो अर्थ याद रखिए: तेज़, जैसे fast train; और उपवास। 'Hold fast' में इसका अर्थ मज़बूती से है।
Look at BREAKFAST: it is the meal that breaks the night's fast. So FAST has two meanings to remember: quick, as in a fast train, and a fast, meaning going without food. In 'hold fast' it also means firmly.
Speed वाले अर्थ में synonym quick, rapid और antonym slow, sluggish हैं; उपवास वाले अर्थ में fasting यानी abstain करना। 'Hold fast' यानी मज़बूती से पकड़ना।
In the speed sense, quick and rapid are synonyms and slow and sluggish are antonyms; in the food sense, fasting means abstaining. 'Hold fast' means to grip firmly.