Faster Meaning
/ˈfæstɚ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcomparative form of fast: more fast
nounOne who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
Sentence Examples
The express train is an hour faster than the local.
Which goes faster, a ship or a train?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cheetah can run much ____ than any other land animal.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cheetah is much ____ than any other land animal, reaching speeds of over sixty miles per hour.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English -er English faster From fast (“quick; quickly”) + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The renewal of track by cranes and special tracklaying machines which lift out entire 60 ft. lengths of old track and lay in pre-assembled 60 ft. lengths of new, allows the process of renewal to proceed at a considerably faster rate than possible by older methods."
— 1953 September, “Restoring British Permanent Way to Prewar Standards”, in Railway Magazine, page 587:
"Other paths can be occupied by oil trains from Grain, timber trains for Chirk, cement trains for Clitheroe, as well as engineering trains running this way to avoid the West Coast Main Line and other 60mph services squeezed off the WCML to make way for faster passenger and freight trains."
— 2025 July 9, Philip Haigh, “When the WCML closes, can the S&C take the strain?”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 22:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cheetah can run much ____ than any other land animal.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cheetah is much ____ than any other land animal, reaching speeds of over sixty miles per hour.