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hasten
has·ten H0079800 (hā′sən)v. has·tened, has·ten·ing, has·tens v.intr. To move or act swiftly. See Synonyms at speed.v.tr.1. To cause to move or act swiftly: The guard hastened him out of the room.2. To cause to happen sooner than otherwise would be the case: negotiations that hastened the end of the war.3. To speed up; accelerate: fanned the wet paint to hasten drying.hasten (ˈheɪsən) vb1. (may take an infinitive) to hurry or cause to hurry; rush2. (tr) to be anxious (to say something): I hasten to add that we are just good friends. ˈhastener nhas•ten (ˈheɪ sən) v.i. 1. to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry. v.t. 2. to cause to hasten; accelerate. [1565–75] has′ten•er, n. hasten Past participle: hastened Gerund: hastening
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I hasten | you hasten | he/she/it hastens | we hasten | you hasten | they hasten |
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I hastened | you hastened | he/she/it hastened | we hastened | you hastened | they hastened |
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I am hastening | you are hastening | he/she/it is hastening | we are hastening | you are hastening | they are hastening |
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I have hastened | you have hastened | he/she/it has hastened | we have hastened | you have hastened | they have hastened |
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I was hastening | you were hastening | he/she/it was hastening | we were hastening | you were hastening | they were hastening |
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I had hastened | you had hastened | he/she/it had hastened | we had hastened | you had hastened | they had hastened |
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I will hasten | you will hasten | he/she/it will hasten | we will hasten | you will hasten | they will hasten |
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I will have hastened | you will have hastened | he/she/it will have hastened | we will have hastened | you will have hastened | they will have hastened |
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I will be hastening | you will be hastening | he/she/it will be hastening | we will be hastening | you will be hastening | they will be hastening |
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I have been hastening | you have been hastening | he/she/it has been hastening | we have been hastening | you have been hastening | they have been hastening |
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I will have been hastening | you will have been hastening | he/she/it will have been hastening | we will have been hastening | you will have been hastening | they will have been hastening |
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I had been hastening | you had been hastening | he/she/it had been hastening | we had been hastening | you had been hastening | they had been hastening |
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I would hasten | you would hasten | he/she/it would hasten | we would hasten | you would hasten | they would hasten |
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I would have hastened | you would have hastened | he/she/it would have hastened | we would have hastened | you would have hastened | they would have hastened | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | hasten - act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"festinate, look sharp, hurry, rushact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" | | 2. | hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on itgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"barge, push forward, thrust ahead - push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" | | 3. | hasten - speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"expediteaid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" | | 4. | hasten - cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"induce, stimulate, rusheffect, effectuate, set up - produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
hastenverb1. hurry (up), speed (up), advance, urge, step up (informal), accelerate, press, dispatch, precipitate, quicken, push forward, expedite He may hasten the collapse of his own country. hurry (up) slow, delay, slow down, hinder, retard, impede, decelerate2. rush, run, race, fly, speed, tear (along), dash, hurry (up), barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), sprint, bolt, beetle, scuttle, scurry, haste, burn rubber (informal), step on it (informal), make haste, get your skates on (informal) He hastened along the landing to her room. rush creep, crawl, dawdle, move slowlyhastenverb1. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.2. To increase the speed of:accelerate, expedite, hurry, hustle, quicken, speed (up), step up.Translationshaste (heist) noun (too much) speed. Your work shows signs of haste – there are too many mistakes in it. 速度(過快) 急速hasten (ˈheisn) verb1. to (cause to) move with speed. He hastened towards me; We must hasten the preparations. (使)快速移動 加速2. to do at once. He hastened to add an explanation. 趕緊 赶紧ˈhasty adjective1. done etc in a hurry. a hasty snack. 倉促的 仓促的2. acting or done with too much speed and without thought. She is too hasty – she should think carefully before making such an important decision; a hasty decision. 草率的 草率的3. easily made angry. a hasty temper. 易發火的 动辄要发火的ˈhastily adverb 倉促地 急速地ˈhastiness noun 倉促 火急,轻率,性急 in haste in a hurry; quickly. I am writing in haste before leaving for the airport. 匆忙地 急速,匆忙,草率 make haste to hurry. 趕快 赶快hasten Related to hasten: quickenSynonyms for hastenverb hurry (up)Synonyms- hurry (up)
- speed (up)
- advance
- urge
- step up
- accelerate
- press
- dispatch
- precipitate
- quicken
- push forward
- expedite
Antonyms- slow
- delay
- slow down
- hinder
- retard
- impede
- decelerate
verb rushSynonyms- rush
- run
- race
- fly
- speed
- tear (along)
- dash
- hurry (up)
- barrel (along)
- sprint
- bolt
- beetle
- scuttle
- scurry
- haste
- burn rubber
- step on it
- make haste
- get your skates on
Antonyms- creep
- crawl
- dawdle
- move slowly
Synonyms for hastenverb to move swiftlySynonyms- bolt
- bucket
- bustle
- dart
- dash
- festinate
- flash
- fleet
- flit
- fly
- haste
- hurry
- hustle
- pelt
- race
- rocket
- run
- rush
- sail
- scoot
- scour
- shoot
- speed
- sprint
- tear
- trot
- whirl
- whisk
- whiz
- wing
- zip
- zoom
- hotfoot
- rip
- barrel
- highball
- nip
verb to increase the speed ofSynonyms- accelerate
- expedite
- hurry
- hustle
- quicken
- speed
- step up
Synonyms for hastenverb act or move at high speedSynonyms- festinate
- look sharp
- hurry
- rush
Related Wordsverb move fastSynonyms- belt along
- bucket along
- cannonball along
- hie
- hotfoot
- pelt along
- race
- rush
- rush along
- speed
- step on it
Related Words- go
- locomote
- move
- travel
- barge
- push forward
- thrust ahead
- shoot down
- tear
- buck
- charge
- shoot
- dash
- scoot
- scud
- dart
- flash
verb speed up the progress ofSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to occur rapidlySynonymsRelated Words |