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View usage for: (heɪsən) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense hastens, present participle hastening, past tense, past participle hastened1. verbIf you hasten an event or process, often an unpleasant one, you make it happen faster or sooner. But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hurry (up), speed (up), advance, urge More Synonyms of hasten 2. verbIf you hasten to do something, you are quick to do it. She more than anyone had hastened to sign the contract. [VERB to-infinitive] 3. verbIf you hasten to say something, you quickly add something to what you have just said in order to prevent it being misunderstood. Naturally, it'll go back. But without Murray's little note, I hasten to add. [VERB to-infinitive] 'There's no threat in this, Freddie,' Arnold hastened to say. [VERB to-infinitive] He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report. [VERB to-infinitive] 4. verbIf you hasten somewhere, you hurry there. [literary] One of them, the first to alight, hastened with quicksilver steps towards me. [VERB preposition/adverb] More Synonyms of hasten hasten in British English (ˈheɪsən) verb1. (may take an infinitive) to hurry or cause to hurry; rush 2. (transitive) to be anxious (to say something) I hasten to add that we are just good friends Derived forms hastener (ˈhastener) noun hasten in American English (ˈheɪsən) verb transitive1. to cause to be or come faster; speed up; accelerate verb intransitive2. to move or act swiftly; hurry Word origin extended form of haste, v. Examples of 'hasten' in a sentencehasten British English: hasten VERB If you hasten an event or process, often an unpleasant one, you make it happen faster or sooner. But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country. - American English: hasten
- Brazilian Portuguese: acelerar
- Chinese: 加速
- European Spanish: acelerar
- French: précipiter
- German: beschleunigen
- Italian: accelerare
- Japanese: 早める
- Korean: 재촉하다
- European Portuguese: acelerar
- Latin American Spanish: acelerar
Chinese translation of 'hasten' vt - [decision, downfall, process etc]
加速 (jiāsù)
vi - (liter)
赶(趕)快 (gǎnkuài) to hasten to do sth 赶(趕)快做某事 (gǎnkuài zuò mǒushì) I hasten to add ... 我急忙补(補)充说(說) ... (wǒ jímáng bǔchōng shuō ... ) to hasten to say ... 忙不迭地说(說) ... (mángbùdié de shuō ... )
Definition to hurry or cause to hurry He may hasten the collapse of his own country. Synonyms hurry (up) speed (up) urge step up (informal) dispatch push forward Opposites slow , delay , slow down , hinder , retard, impede , decelerate She hastened along the landing to her room. Synonyms tear (along) hurry (up) barrel (along) (informal) beetle haste burn rubber (informal) step on it (informal) get your skates on (informal) Opposites creep , crawl , dawdle , move slowly Additional synonymsDefinition to cause to happen sooner than expected The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme. Synonyms expedite, press, forward, promote, spur, further, stimulate, hurry, step up (informal), speed up, facilitate, hasten, precipitate, quickenToo much protein in the diet may advance the ageing process. Synonyms accelerate, speed, promote, hurry (up), step up (informal), hasten, precipitate, quicken, bring forward, push forward, expedite, send forward, crack on (informal) I made some excuse and bolted towards the exit. Synonyms dash, run, fly, spring, jump, rush, bound, leap, sprint, hurtle |