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View usage for: (hʌri, US hɜːri) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense hurries, present participle hurrying, past tense, past participle hurried1. verbIf you hurry somewhere, you go there as quickly as you can. Claire hurried along the road. [VERB preposition/adverb] When she finished work she had to hurry home and look after her son. [VERB preposition/adverb] Bob hurried to join him, and they rode home together. [VERB] Synonyms: rush, fly, dash, barrel (along) [informal] More Synonyms of hurry 2. verbIf you hurry to do something, you start doing it as soon as you can, or try to do it quickly. Mrs Hardie hurried to make up for her tactlessness by asking her guest about hisholiday. [VERB to-infinitive] There was no longer any reason to hurry. [VERB] Synonyms: make haste, rush, lose no time, get a move on [informal] More Synonyms of hurry 3. singular noun [usu in a N, oft NOUN to-infinitive]If you are in a hurry to do something, you need or want to do something quickly. If you do something in a hurry, you do it quickly or suddenly. Kate was in a hurry to grow up, eager for knowledge and experience. Eric left the barge in a hurry. Synonyms: rush, haste, speed, urgency More Synonyms of hurry 4. verbTo hurry something means the same as to hurry up something. ...The President's attempt to hurry the process of independence. [VERB noun] Synonyms: speed (up), accelerate, hasten, quicken More Synonyms of hurry 5. verbIf you hurry someone to a place or into a situation, you try to make them go to that place or get into that situation quickly. Rachel hurried him to his bed. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] They say they are not going to be hurried into any decision. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] I don't want to hurry you. [VERB noun] Phrasal verbs: See hurry along See hurry up (ˈhʌrɪ) verbWord forms: -ries, -rying or -ried1. (intransitive; often foll by up) to hasten (to do something); rush 2. (transitive; often foll by along) to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of Derived forms hurrying (ˈhurrying) noun, adjective hurryingly (ˈhurryingly) adverb Word origin C16 horyen, probably of imitative origin; compare Middle High German hurren; see scurryhurry in American English (ˈhɜri) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhurried or ˈhurrying1. to cause to move or act more rapidly or too rapidly; drive, move, send, force, or carry with haste 2. to cause to occur or be done more rapidly or too rapidly; accelerate the preparation or completion of; urge on 3. to urge or cause to act soon or too soon verb intransitive4. to move or act with haste; move faster than is comfortable or natural noun5. a hurrying or being hurried; rush; urgency 6. eagerness to do, act, go, etc. quickly SIMILAR WORDS: haste Derived forms hurrier (ˈhurrier) noun Word origin prob. < echoic base seen in hurl or ? in ON hurra, to whir, whirl around Examples of 'hurry' in a sentencehurry Which explains why we hurry back for a cosy afternoon by the fire.Must have put it away in a hurry last autumn.He gets around the pitch and makes people hurry their passes.Initially, there is no hurry to get the stamps.And he looked in a hurry to make up for lost time as two goals in the opening half-hour effectively put this game to bed.But hurry, the great prices end on Monday.Don't hurry home changes but show you value the family's opinion.Please hurry and try to get this resolved as soon as possible.No harvest can be enlarged by frantic hurrying about.And you are always in a hurry.Half an hour afterwards there was a great hurry and bustle in the house.They are in no hurry to make up their minds.They were certainly in a hurry to get out of the way.The rest hurried in horror back to the coach.Others offer a nervous smile and hurry past.They may be in no particular hurry to take down their next quarry.Yet he is in no hurry to rush home.What is your technique for hurrying things along?They had to hurry him away to a monastery.But hurry these great deals will soon get snapped up. Make sure you hurry back before dusk.There is no hurry to get the play on.Nor did he hurry back when all was quiet again.It was like a big lorry going past in a hurry.She seemed in no particular hurry.Don't hurry a love relationship that needs time to reach its full potential.It can get crowded but you won't be hurried. Try to hurry things and changes force you to reorganise what you've just planned.You may not be able to hurry love, but it seems you can speed up divorce proceedings with the push of a button. British English: hurry / ˈhʌrɪ/ NOUN If you are in a hurryto do something, you need or want to do something quickly. If you do something in ahurry, you do it quickly or suddenly. She was in a hurry to grow up, eager for knowledge and experience. - American English: hurry
- Arabic: عَجَلَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: pressa
- Chinese: 匆忙
- Croatian: žurba
- Czech: spěch
- Danish: hast
- Dutch: haast
- European Spanish: prisa
- Finnish: kiire
- French: empressement
- German: Eile
- Greek: βιασύνη
- Italian: fretta
- Japanese: 大急ぎ
- Korean: 서두름
- Norwegian: hastverk
- Polish: pośpiech
- European Portuguese: pressa
- Romanian: grabă
- Russian: спешка
- Latin American Spanish: prisa
- Swedish: brådska
- Thai: ความเร่งรีบ
- Turkish: acele
- Ukrainian: поспіх
- Vietnamese: sự vội vàng
British English: hurry / ˈhʌrɪ/ VERB If you hurry somewhere, you go there quickly. Everyone hurried to find a seat. - American English: hurry
- Arabic: يُسْرِعُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: apressar
- Chinese: 赶紧
- Croatian: žuriti
- Czech: spěchat
- Danish: skynde (sig)
- Dutch: haasten
- European Spanish: darse prisa
- Finnish: kiirehtiä
- French: se dépêcher
- German: eilen
- Greek: βιάζομαι
- Italian: affrettarsi
- Japanese: 急ぐ
- Korean: 서두르다
- Norwegian: haste
- Polish: pośpieszyć się
- European Portuguese: apressar
- Romanian: a grăbi
- Russian: спешить
- Latin American Spanish: apresurarse
- Swedish: skynda (sig)
- Thai: เร่งรีบ
- Turkish: acele etmek
- Ukrainian: поспішати
- Vietnamese: vội vàng
All related terms of 'hurry'Chinese translation of 'hurry' n to be in a hurry (to do sth) 急于(於)(做某事) (jíyú (zuò mǒushì))
to hurry in/off/home 赶(趕)着(著)进(進)来(來)/走/回家 (gǎnzhe jìnlái/zǒu/huíjiā) they hurried to help him 他们(們)赶(趕)紧(緊)去帮他 (tāmen gǎnjǐn qù bāng tā) to do sth in a hurry 匆忙地做某事 (cōngmáng de zuò mǒushì) there's or I'm in no hurry 不着(著)急或我不着(著)急 (bù zháojí huò wǒ bù zháojí) what's the hurry? 着(著)什么(麼)急? (zháo shénme jí?) All related terms of 'hurry'Definition to move or act, or cause to move or act, in great haste Claire hurried along the road. Synonyms barrel (along) (informal) burn rubber (informal) Opposites creep , crawl , dawdle , move slowly , drag your feet Definition to move or act, or cause to move or act, in great haste There was no longer any reason to hurry. Synonyms lose no time get your skates on (informal) crack on (informal) Definition to speed up the completion or progress of the President's attempt to hurry the process of independence Synonyms speed (up) urge push on goad Opposites slow , delay , slow down , retard Definition urgency or eagerness the hurry of people wanting to get home Synonyms commotion precipitation quickness celerity (formal) promptitude Opposites 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, quickenDefinition energetic and noisy activity the hustle and bustle of modern life Synonyms activity, to-do, stir, excitement, hurry, fuss, flurry, haste, agitation, commotion, ado, tumult, hurly-burly, pother (literary) Synonyms speed, expedition, dispatch, velocity, haste, rapidity, quickness, swiftness, promptness, fleetness |