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fab

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /fæb/

fab means: Very good, attractive, or enjoyable.

adjective

GREATB1

Very good, attractive, or enjoyable.

  • Your new shoes look fab.
  • We had a fab time at the party.
  • What a fab idea!

Similar words: great, fantastic, fabulous

Opposites: awful

Common phrases: fab idea, look fab, fab time

noun

CHIP FACTORYC2

A factory that makes products, especially tiny electronic parts used in computers.

  • The company opened a new fab.
  • Two fabs will produce the next generation of chips.
  • The fab needs cleaner water for wafer production.

Similar words: factory, fabrication plant

Common phrases: chip fab, semiconductor fab, fab capacity

verb

MAKE DIGITALLYC2

To make an object with machines, often using a computer design.

  • We can fab the part here.
  • The machine fabbed a plastic model from the digital design.
  • How long does it take to fab a prototype?

Similar words: fabricate, manufacture, make

Common phrases: fab a model, fab a prototype, fab a part

Questions about fab

What does fab mean?

Very good, attractive, or enjoyable.

What is fab in other languages?

Türkçe: harika · Español: genial · Français: super · Deutsch: toll · Italiano: fantastico · 日本語: 最高の

How do you pronounce fab?

It is pronounced /fæb/.

How do you use fab in a sentence?

Your new shoes look fab. We had a fab time at the party.

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