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have fasted

  • present perfect
    of fast.
    fast
    adjective
    moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast pain reliever;

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These tests are done in highly controlled settings, and people undergoing the test must have fasted and avoided exercise for at least eight hours prior.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2023

I have fasted all day and I'm not sure why.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2022

If, on the other hand, you have fasted before working out, your muscles must rely primarily on the body’s skimpy supply of stored carbohydrates or its larger reservoirs of fat.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017

The town of Knock is a place of pilgrimage, as is Croagh Patrick mountain where St Patrick is said to have fasted for 40 days.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2016

I have fasted now one day, and my belly screams, A week!

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin