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fast vs fasting

fasting vs fast

fast and fasting both are nouns.

fast is an adjective but fasting is not an adjective.

fast is a verb but fasting is not a verb.

fast is an adverb but fasting is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fast Yes Yes Yes Yes
fasting Yes No No No
As nouns, fast and fasting are synonyms defined as:
  • fast and fasting: abstaining from food
fast (noun) fasting (noun)
abstaining from food abstaining from food
fast (adjective) fasting (adjective)
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
at a rapid tempo
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
securely fixed in place
hurried and brief
unrestrained by convention or morality
resistant to destruction or fading
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
fast (verb) fasting (verb)
abstain from eating
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
fast (adverb) fasting (adverb)
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
firmly or closely
Difference between fast and fasting

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