See also: Hast, hást, häst, and has't

English edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle English hast, havest, second-person present singular form of haven, from Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to have +‎ -est. Compare German and West Frisian hast.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hæst/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -æst

Verb edit

hast

  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of have
    Thou hast lovely eyes!
    Thou hast left me alone.
    Thou hast made me endless... -Ravindranath Thakur, Song Offerings, Poem 1

Usage notes edit

  • Hast is the original second-person singular present tense of to have and is now largely archaic, having been superseded by have.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.

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Breton edit

Noun edit

hast m

  1. haste

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German hast, from Old French haste.

Noun edit

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

  1. haste

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Verb edit

hast

  1. imperative of haste

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hast/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /has/ (colloquial; north-western Germany)
    • IPA(key): /haʃ/ (colloquial; south-western Germany)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hast
  • Rhymes: -ast
  • Homophones: Hast (general), hasst (standard only)

Verb edit

hast

  1. second-person singular present of haben

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to haven +‎ -est.

Verb edit

hast

  1. second-person singular present indicative of haven

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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hast

  1. imperative of hasta

Seri edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hast (plural hásatoj)

  1. (with article quij) rock, stone
  2. (with article com) mountain, hill

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Moser, Mary B.; Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 347.

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Noun edit

hast c

  1. hurry, haste

Declension edit

Declension of hast 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative hast hasten
Genitive hasts hastens

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West Frisian edit

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb edit

hast

  1. almost, nearly
Further reading edit
  • hast”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

hast

  1. second-person informal singular of hawwe