hast

See also Hast, häst, and hást

English

Etymology

From the verb have. Compare German and West Frisian hast.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -æst

Verb

hast

1. (archaic, poetic, regional) Second-person singular simple present form of have.

   Thou hast lovely eyes!

   Thou hast gone from me.

Usage notes

• Hast is the original second-person singular present tense of to have and is now largely archaic, having been superseded by have. It is still however found in poetry and older works, being used both as a main verb and an auxiliary verb, and is occasionally still heard in certain regional dialects, especially in the north of England. It is perhaps most familiar to modern ears through its extensive use in the Book of Common Prayer of 1662 and the Authorised Version of the Bible, and in other liturgical texts derived from, or influenced by, them. It corresponds to the familiar second-person singular present tense of to have in some other European languages.

Related terms

• hadst
• has
• have

Anagrams

• hats, shat, Tash

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Breton

Noun

hast m

1. haste

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German hast, from Old French haste.

Noun

hast c (singular definite hasten, not used in plural form)

1. haste

Related terms

Related terms

haste hastebehandle hastebehandling c hasteindkalde hasteindkaldelse c

hasteindlægge hasteindlæggelse c hastemøde n hastesag c hastig

hastighed c hastighedsgrænse c hastværk n

Verb

hast

1. imperative of haste

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hast/

Verb

hast

1. Second-person singular present of haben.

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Swedish

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Noun

hast c

1. hurry, haste

Declension

Declension of hast

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	hast	hasten
genitive	hasts	hastens

See also

• hasta
• hastighet
• i en hast
• i all hast

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West Frisian

Verb

hast

1. Second-person informal singular of hawwe

Noun

hast

1. haste

Adverb

hast

1. almost, nearly