See also: Hast, hást, häst, and has't

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

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

VerbEdit

hast

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

Usage notesEdit

  • Hast is the original second-person singular present tense of to have and is now largely archaic, having been superseded by have.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

BretonEdit

NounEdit

hast m

  1. haste

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Low German hast, from Old French haste.

NounEdit

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

  1. haste

Related termsEdit

VerbEdit

hast

  1. imperative of haste

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • 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)

VerbEdit

hast

  1. second-person singular present of haben

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

VerbEdit

hast

  1. second-person singular present indicative of haven

Norwegian NynorskEdit

VerbEdit

hast

  1. imperative of hasta

SeriEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

hast (plural hásatoj)

  1. rock, stone

ReferencesEdit

  • 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.

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

hast c

  1. hurry, haste

DeclensionEdit

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

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

West FrisianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

AdverbEdit

hast

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

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

hast

  1. second-person informal singular of hawwe