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1. a function of an electronic recording device, as a tape recorder or cassette deck, that allows the tape to be advanced rapidly.2. the button or switch that activates this function.
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Universalium. 2010.
fast forward
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fast forward — fast forwards, fast forwarding, fast forwarded also fast forward 1) N UNCOUNT: oft on N If you put a video or cassette tape on fast forward, you make the tape go forwards. Compare rewind. Before recording onto a new tape, wind it on fast forward … English dictionary
fast-forward — v [I and T] 1.) to wind a tape or video forwards quickly without playing it 2.) to move quickly to a later point in a story fast forward to ▪ Fast forward to America at the turn of the century. >fast forward n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
fast-forward — /fast ˈfɔwəd / (say fahst fawwuhd) adjective 1. of or relating to fast forward. –verb (t) 2. to run (a videotape, audio tape or DVD, or a specific section thereof) at fast forward. –verb (i) 3. to advance at fast forward through a videotape,… …
fast forward — noun uncount 1. ) a button on a piece of electrical equipment that you press to make a video or AUDIOCASSETTE go forward quickly 2. ) the process by which you make a video or AUDIOCASSETTE go forward quickly: Put it on fast forward … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fast-forward — verb intransitive or transitive to make a video or an AUDIOCASSETTE go forward quickly: Let s fast forward through the commercials … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fast-forward — [fast′fôr′wərd] vi., vt. to advance to a later time at an accelerated speed n. FAST FORWARD … English World dictionary
fast-forward — /fast fawr weuhrd, fahst /, v.i. (on a recording device or projector) to advance a tape or film rapidly, using the fast forward. * * * … Universalium
fast forward — n. 1. the setting on an electronic playback device, as a VCR, allowing the user to skip portions and advance at an accelerated speed to a later section of a disc, tape, etc. 2. the act or condition of speeding up and advancing … English World dictionary
Fast forward — To fast forward means to move forward through an audio or video recording at a speed faster than that at which it would usually flow. Some people use the term fasten forward instead of fast forward.To reach a certain portion of a song, a person… … Wikipedia
fast-forward — I. ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often attributive 1. : a function of a tape player by which the tape is advanced at a higher speed than when it is playing normally 2. : a state or instance of rapid advancement her career is in fast forward the… … Useful english dictionary
fast-forward — I. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1948 1. a function of an electronic device that advances a recording at a higher than normal speed 2. a state or an instance of rapid advancement < put her career in fast forward > II. verb Date: 1974 tr … New Collegiate Dictionary
