fast meaning in Sanskrit
आशु āśu
/fɑːst//fæst/
fast in Sanskrit: आशु (āśu), रघु (raghu), जव (java), ऋज्र (ṛjra). In English, fast means firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Sanskrit words for fast
- moving or capable of moving with great speed
- आशु āśu, रघु raghu, जव java, ऋज्र ṛjra
- in a firm or secure manner
- स्थिरं sthiraṃ
- with great speed
- शीघ्रं śīghraṃ
English meaning of fast
- adjective Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
- adjective Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
- adjective Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).).
- adjective Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid; light.
fast in a sentence
- That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!
- I am going to buy a fast car.
- Plutonium-240 has a much higher fission cross-section for fast neutrons than for thermal neutrons.
Synonyms of fast
fast in other languages
Questions about fast in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of fast in Sanskrit?
- Fast in Sanskrit is आशु (āśu), रघु (raghu), जव (java), ऋज्र (ṛjra).
- fast इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Fast: आशु (āśu), रघु (raghu), जव (java), ऋज्र (ṛjra).
- What does fast mean in English?
- Fast means firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fast (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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