hast

See also: Hast, hást, häst, and has't

English

Alternative forms

• havest (obsolete)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /hæst/

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• Rhymes: -æst

Verb

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• Hast is the original second-person singular present tense of to have and is now largely archaic, having been superseded by have.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

Anagrams

• ATHs, HATs, Tash, hats, shat, tash, thas

Breton

Noun

hast m

1. haste

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hast/ (standard)
  • IPA^(key): /has/ (colloquial; north-western Germany)
  • IPA^(key): /haʃ/ (colloquial; south-western Germany)

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• Hyphenation: hast
• Rhymes: -ast
• Homophones: Hast (general), hasst (standard only)

Verb

hast

1. second-person singular present of haben

Middle English

Alternative forms

• havest

Etymology

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

hast

1. second-person singular present indicative of haven

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hast

1. imperative of hasta

Seri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑst/

Noun

hast (plural hásatoj)

1. rock, stone

References

• 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

Pronunciation

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Noun

hast c

1. hurry, haste

Declension

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

See also

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

Anagrams

• hats

West Frisian

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

hast

1. almost, nearly

Further reading

• “hast”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hast

1. second-person informal singular of hawwe