hast

See also: Hast, hást, häst, and has't

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the verb have. Compare German and West Frisian hast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hæst/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • 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  • Hast is the original second-person singular present tense of to have and is now largely archaic, having been superseded by have.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.

Anagrams

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

Verb

hast

  1. imperative of haste

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hast/
  • Hyphenation: hast
  • Rhymes: -ast
  • Homophones: Hast, hasst

Verb

hast

  1. Second-person singular present of haben.

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

West Frisian

Verb

hast

  1. Second-person informal singular of hawwe

Noun

hast

  1. haste

Adverb

hast

  1. almost, nearly
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