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We say quick for something that is done in a short time: a quick answer ♦ a quick visit ♦ a quick meal

If a clock or watch is fast , it shows a time that is later than the real time

My watch is five minutes fast.

—ANTONYM slow

fast 2 Ф / faest / adverb ( fast er , Fast est)

1 quickly

Don't drive so fast!

can't go any faster.

—ANTONYM slowly

completely or deeply The baby was fast asleep .

The car was stuck fast in the mud.

fast3 / frest / verb ( fasts , fast . ing , fast .ed ) ( religion ) to not eat food for a certain time Muslims fast during Ramadan.

faS .ten Ф / 'faesn/ verb ( fas . tens , fas • ten • ing , fas tened )

to join or close something so that it will not come open Please fasten your seat belts.

Can you fasten this suitcase for me?

to attach or tie one thing to another thing Fasten this badge to your jacket.

fas • ten • er / ' fresэnэr / noun [ count ]

a thing that joins together two parts of something The fastener on my skirt just broke.

fast food / |frest ' fud / noun [ noncount ]

hot food that is made and served very quickly in special

restaurants, and often taken out

fat 1 Ф / fact / adjective (fat ter , fat test)

with a large round body: You'll get fat if you eat too much. Thesaurus

fat is a general word to describe a person who has a large round body, but it is not polite to say to someone that they are fat: Do I look fat in this dress? ♦ I'm getting fat!

overweight is a little more polite, and is also a word used by doctors or health professionals: She's a little overweight. ♦ He's only a few pounds overweight. heavy is often used when you want to be polite: Donna's gotten a little heavier since the last time I saw her.

obese means very fat, in a way that is not healthy. This word is often used by doctors and health professionals, but is also used in a general way to mean "very fat": Obese patients are given advice on healthy eating.

fat 2 Ф / faet / noun

[ noncount ] ( biology ) the soft white substance under the skins of animals and people

Cut the fat off the meat.

[ count, noncount ] the substance containing oil that we get from animals, plants, or seeds and use for cooking foods that are low in fat

Vegetable fats are healthier than animal fats.

—Look at fatty .

fa • tal / ' feitl / adjective

Something that is fatal causes death a fatal car accident

Something that is fatal has very bad results

I made the fatal mistake of signing a document without

reading it carefully.

►fa • tal • ly / ' feitli / adverb

She was fatally injured in the crash.

fate / feit / noun

[ noncount ] the power that some people believe controls everything that happens

It was fate that brought them together again after twenty years.

[ count ] the things, especially bad things, that will happen or have happened to someone or something

What will be the fate of the prisoners?

fa .ther Ф / 'fuclor/ noun [ count ]

a man who has a child

Where do your mother and father live?

—Look at dad , daddy .

Father ( religion ) the title of certain priests Father O'Reillyfa • ther•hood / ' fadsrhud / noun [ noncount ]

being a father

fa • ther-in-law / ' fadsr in lo / noun [ count ]

( plural fa thers-in-law )

the father of your husband or wife

fat • ty / ' freti / adjective ( fat • ti • er , fat • ti • est )

(used about food) having a lot of fat in it or on it Fatty foods are bad for you.

fau • cet / ' fosst / noun [ count ]

a thing that you turn to make something like water or gas

come out of a pipe

Turn off the faucet — it's dripping.