Lasteth vs Fasteth - What's the difference?
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(archaic) (last)
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
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Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
Being the only one remaining of its class.
Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
* R. Hall
Lowest in rank or degree.
The (one) immediately before the present.
(of a, day of the week) Closest to seven days (one week) ago.
Most recently.
* Shakespeare
(sequence) after everything else; finally
* Dryden
To perform, carry out.
(label) To endure, continue over time.
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*:Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;.
(label) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
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a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes
* 2006, Newman, Cathy, Every Shoe Tells a Story , National Geographic (September, 2006), 83,
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
(obsolete) A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
(obsolete) A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
* 1624 , John Smith, Generall Historie , in Kupperman 1988, p. 114:
* 1866 , James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , Volume 1, page 169,
(obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
* 1942 (1601) , T D Mutch,
A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
(archaic) (fast)
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
* Spenser
(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now only in set phrases like "fast friend".)
Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
(computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
* Shakespeare
(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
(obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
* Francis Bacon
(colloquial) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved .
(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
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(British, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
(archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target
To abstain from food, or eat very little, especially for religious or medical reasons.
* Bible, 2 Sam. xii. 21
* Milton
* 2007 , John Zerzan, Silence , p. 3,
The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food
The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food
* Lent and Ramadan are fasts of two religions.
In archaic terms the difference between lasteth and fasteth
is that lasteth is third-person singular of last while fasteth is third-person singular of fast.lasteth
English
Verb
(head)last
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), syncopated variant of (m), from (etyl) latost, (m), , whence English (l).Adjective
(-)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.}}
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- He is the last person to be accused of theft.
- Contending for principles of the last importance.
- the last prize
- (Alexander Pope)
Synonyms
* (final) at the end, caboose, final, tail end, terminal, ultimate * (most recent) latest, most recentDerived terms
* last word * nice guys finish lastDeterminer
(en determiner)- Last night the moon was full.
- We went there last year.
- Last Tuesday was Hallowe'en.
- Last time we talked about this was in January.
- It's Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago.
Usage notes
* (both senses) This cannot be used in past or future tense to refer to a time immediately before the subject matter. For example, one does not say or the like.Adverb
(-)- When we last met, he was based in Toronto.
- How long is't now since last yourself and I / Were in a mask?
- I'll go last .
- last but not least
- Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, / Adores; and, last , the thing adored desires.
Synonyms
* finally * lastlyEtymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)Synonyms
* continue * endure * surviveAntonyms
* disintegrate * dissipate * fall apart * wear outEtymology 3
(etyl) .Noun
(wikipedia last) (en noun)- How is an in-your-face black leather thigh-high lace-up boot with a four-inch spike heel like a man's black calf lace-up oxford? They are both made on a last , the wood or plastic foot-shaped form that leather is stretched over and shaped to make a shoe.
Derived terms
*Verb
(en verb)- to last a boot
Etymology 4
From (etyl) last, from (etyl) , (etyl) last, (etyl) Last, (etyl) last, (etyl) lest.Noun
(en noun)- Now we so quietly followed our businesse, that in three moneths wee made three or foure Last of Tarre, Pitch, and Sope ashes [...].
- The last of wool is twelve sacks.
The First Discovery of Australia, page 14,
- The tonnage of the of Harmensz's fleet is given as 25 and 30 lasten .
Statistics
*fasteth
English
Verb
(head)fast
English
(wikipedia fast)Etymology 1
From (etyl) fast, from (etyl) ; see it for cognates and further etymology. The development of “rapid” from an original sense of “secure” apparently happened first in the adverb and then transferred to the adjective; compare (hard) in expressions like “to run hard”. The original sense of “secure, firm” is now slightly archaic, but retained in the related .Adjective
(er)- That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast !
- outlaws lurking in woods and fast places
- I am going to buy a fast car.
- all this while in a most fast sleep
- All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast .
- Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells.
- She's fast – she slept with him on their first date. .
- There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast .
Synonyms
* (occurring or happening within a short time) quick, rapid, speedy, swift * (capable of moving with great speed) quick, rapid, speedy * (ahead of the correct time or schedule) ahead * (rapidly consents to sexual activity) easy, slutty * (firmly or securely fixed in place) firm, immobile, secure, stable, stuck, tight * (firm against attack) fortified, impenetrable * colour-fast * deep, soundAntonyms
* (occurring or happening within a short time) slow * (ahead of the correct time or schedule) slow, behind * (firmly or securely fixed in place) loose * (firm against attack) penetrable, weak * lightDerived terms
* bedfast * chairfast * fasten (rapid) * fast and furious * fast food * fast-forwardAdverb
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Synonyms
* (quickly) quickly, rapidly, speedily, swiftly * (in a firm or secure manner) firmly, securely, tightly * deeply * (ahead of the correct time or schedule) aheadAntonyms
* (quickly) slowly * (in a firm or secure manner) loosely * lightly * (ahead of the correct time or schedule) behindNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (rail transport) express, express train, fast trainAntonyms
* (rail transport) local, slow train, stopperInterjection
(en interjection)Antonyms
* (archery) looseEtymology 2
From (etyl) fasten, from (etyl) . The noun is probably from (etyl) fasta.Verb
(en verb)- Muslims fast during Ramadan.
- Thou didst fast and weep for the child.
- Fasting' he went to sleep, and ' fasting waked.
- It is at the core of the Vision Quest, the solitary period of fasting and closeness to the earth to discover one's life path and purpose.