hast
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- havest (obsolete)
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, hafian, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to have + -est.. Compare German and West Frisian hast.
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
hast
- (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- Hast is the original second-person singular present tense of to have and is now largely archaic, having been superseded by have.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.
Related terms Edit
Anagrams Edit
Breton Edit
Noun Edit
hast m
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)
Related terms Edit
Verb Edit
hast
- imperative of haste
German Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- IPA(key): /hast/ (standard)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hast
- Rhymes: -ast
- Homophones: Hast (general), hasst (standard only)
Verb Edit
hast
Middle English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, hafian, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to haven + -est.
Verb Edit
hast
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Verb Edit
hast
- imperative of hasta
Seri Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
hast (plural hásatoj)
Derived terms Edit
- hast cahooxp
- hast capaainj (“killdeer”)
- hast ctopl
- hast eenm ihahita (“whetstone”)
- hast haaizj (“cement”)
- hast hamác (“flint”)
- hast icaah
- hast icosíc (“grinding stone”)
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.
Swedish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
audio (file)
Noun Edit
hast c
Declension Edit
Declension of hast | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | hast | hasten | — | — |
Genitive | hasts | hastens | — | — |
See also Edit
Anagrams Edit
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
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