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Meaning of "standfast" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STANDFAST

standfast  [ˈstændˌfɑːst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STANDFAST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Standfast is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STANDFAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Standfast

Standfast is a two-piece Swedish band, formed in 1997 and comprising singer Suzanne Mosson and guitarist Patrick Tucker. The duo are best known for their 2001 single, "Carcrashes".

Definition of standfast in the English dictionary

The definition of standfast in the dictionary is a firm, reliable place, person or thing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STANDFAST


bedfast
ˈbɛdˌfɑːst
Buckfast
ˈbʌkˌfɑːst
colorfast
ˈkʌləˌfɑːst
colourfast
ˈkʌləˌfɑːst
cragfast
ˈkræɡˌfɑːst
earthfast
ˈɜːθˌfɑːst
fast
fɑːst
handfast
ˈhændˌfɑːst
holdfast
ˈhəʊldˌfɑːst
lockfast
ˈlɒkˌfɑːst
makefast
ˈmeɪkˌfɑːst
noncolorfast
nɒnˈkʌləˌfɑːst
shamefast
ˈʃeɪmˌfɑːst
sitfast
ˈsɪtˌfɑːst
soothfast
ˈsuːθˌfɑːst
sternfast
ˈstɜːnˌfɑːst
sunfast
ˈsʌnˌfɑːst
tub-fast
ˈtʌbˌfɑːst
ultrafast
ˈʌltrəˌfɑːst
unsteadfast
ʌnˈstɛdˌfɑːst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STANDFAST

standardize
standardizer
standardless
standardly
standards
standaway
standby
standdown
standee
stander
standfirst
standing
standing army
standing charge
standing chop
standing committee
standing expenses
standing joke
standing jump
standing order

WORDS THAT END LIKE STANDFAST

acid-fast
bed and breakfast
breakfast
continental breakfast
defast
English breakfast
full English breakfast
hard and fast
headfast
light-fast
nefast
outfast
overfast
power breakfast
relay fast
stand fast
steadfast
stedfast
superfast
wedding breakfast

Synonyms and antonyms of standfast in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «standfast» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STANDFAST

Find out the translation of standfast to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of standfast from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «standfast» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

standfast
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tiesa
570 millions of speakers

English

standfast
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

standfast
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

standfast
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Standfast
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Standfast
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

standfast
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Standfast
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tegas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Standfast
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

standfast
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

standfast
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sabar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

standfast
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

standfast
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्थिर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Standfast
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Standfast
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Standfast
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Standfast
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Standfast
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Standfast
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

standfast
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Standfast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Standfast
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of standfast

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STANDFAST»

The term «standfast» is normally little used and occupies the 125.124 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STANDFAST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «standfast» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «standfast» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about standfast

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STANDFAST»

Discover the use of standfast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to standfast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Standfast and Other Tales
This collection, and its companion piece, No Time for Pity and Other Tales, covers wide-ranging motifs: humour, crime, fantasy, family, and childhood themes.
Barbara Yates Rothwell, 2009
2
The Pilgrim ́s Progress
Standfast's charge to Great-heart. he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side(t). Then there came forth a summons for Mr. Standfast. This Mr. Standfast was he that the pilgrims found upon his knees in the Enchanted ...
John BUNYAN, 1836
3
A Little Handful of Cordial Comforts: Scattered Throughout ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Richard Standfast, 2010
4
The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that which is to ...
Departure of Mr. Standfast for the Celestial City. called to him Mr. Great-Heart, who was their guide, and said unto him, " Sir, although it was not my hap to be much in your good company in the days of my pilgrimage, yet since the time I knew ...
John Bunyan, William Mason, 1814
5
The Pilgrim's Progress
Yet they were not off (by much) of the Enchanted Ground; only now they could see one another better, and the way wherein they should walk. Mr. Standfast Now when they were almost at the end of this ground, they perceived that a little before ...
John Bunyan, 2009
6
The Pilgrim's Progress: From this World to that which is to ...
... become one of them ; — or (a) Part I. p. 201. Who overcomes three daring assailants. 407 go back from whence The company joined by Mr Valiant and Mr Standfast— They pass over the Enchanted Ground—4 description Madam Bubble.
John Bunyan, Alexander Anderson, 1811
7
Richard Hannay's War Adventures: The 39 Steps, Greenmantle, ...
Published near the beginning of World War I The Thirty-Nine Steps is one of the earliest examples of the man-on-the-run thriller archetype in which the author, John Buchan, holds up Richard Hannay as an example to his readers of an ordinary ...
John Buchan, 2010
8
Terrae-filius, Or, The Secret History of the University of ...
In this second letter (the first is Number 44), Jeroboam Standfast deals entirely with Joseph Trapp' s play Abra-Mule, a tragedy set in Constantinople dealing with the dethronement of MahametlV. Abra-Mule ran for fourteen performances at  ...
Nicholas Amhurst, William E. Rivers, 2004
9
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
It is inferred from the close of the foregoing chapter: Therefore standfast, &c. Seeing our conversation is in heaven, and we look for the Saviour to come thence and fetch us thither, therefore let us standfast. Note, The believing hope and ...
Matthew Henry
10
The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay
MR. STANDFAST. •. PART. I. 33. •. The. Wicket-Gate. I spent one third of my journey looking out of the window of a first-class carriage, the next in a local motor-car following the course of a trout stream in a shallow valley, and the last tramping ...
John Buchan, 1988

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STANDFAST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term standfast is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Standfast expands with venture
ADDISON -- The Standfast Group announced it will invest $40 million into a new joint venture with a Canadian company that will include moving the corrugated ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jun 15»
2
Atlantic Packaging Forms Joint Venture with StandFast Packaging
The joint venture, called BlackHawk Corrugated, will be co-owned and operated by Atlantic and its partner StandFast Packaging of Addison, IL, and is expected ... «packagePrinting, Feb 15»
3
Carol Stream to get paper plant, 100 jobs
... later this year, as a result of a joint venture announced Tuesday between Toronto-based Atlantic Packaging Products and StandFast Packaging of Addison. «Chicago Tribune, Jan 15»
4
Engineering firm in court after worker loses tip of finger
Darren Wiseman, 31, was working as a machinist at Standfast Precision Engineering Ltd's Inverfiddich workshop in Craigellachie, Aberlour, when the incident ... «Health and Safety Executive, Dec 14»
5
Anthony Wartson who stashed arsenal of firearms for criminals jailed
Philip Standfast, prosecuting at Bradford Crown Court, said officers had been investigating a burglary when they found the cache at a property in Bradford in ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
6
Endeavour: exclusive guide to episode three - Rocket
We begin with the prospect of a visit to Oxford by Princess Margaret, who is there to unveil the British Imperial Electric Company's Standfast Mk II missile. This is ... «Radio Times, Apr 13»
7
Interiors: Four seasons of savings for shoppers
... Guild, Liberty, Zoffany and Ralph Lauren sell for £5 to £7 per metre at the Standfast & Barracks factory shop (open 9.30am-1pm Mon- Fri; 10am-2pm Sat). «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 08»

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