# hast

> English word · Verb · IPA /hæst/ · frequency rank #23,858

## Definitions
1. second-person singular simple present indicative of have

## Etymology
From Middle English hast, havest, second-person present singular form of haven, from Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to have + -est. Compare German and West Frisian hast.

## Easily confused with
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-his)
- **hit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hit)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hot)
- **hat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hat)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hes)
- **hay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hay)
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hut)
- **HMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hms)
- **het** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-het)
- **haw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-haw)
- **HHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hhs)
- **Hsu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hsu)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hos)
- **hav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hav)
- **hse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hse)
- **HRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hrt)
- **Hus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hus)
- **HTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hts)
- **HSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hsa)
- **Hsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-hsi)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ahst`, `hasst`, `hastt`, `hhast`, `hsat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hast