hasten

hasten
has|ten [ `heısn ] verb
1. ) transitive to make something happen sooner or more quickly:
The government made a plea for international aid to hasten the disarmament of more than 60,000 rebels.
2. ) intransitive hasten to/toward/away etc. LITERARY to go somewhere in a hurry
hasten to add
used when you add something to what you have just said, in order to make your meaning clear:
I hasten to add that I am not accusing you of supporting prostitution.
hasten to do something
to do or say something very quickly without waiting:
Scientists have hastened to challenge his findings.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Hasten — Has ten (h[=a]s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hastened} (h[=a]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hastening} (h[=a]s n*[i^]ng).] To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. [1913 Webster] I …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hasten — V. (Mittelstufe) geh.: hastig irgendwohin laufen Synonym: eilen Beispiel: Die Schüler hasteten ins Klassenzimmer. Kollokation: in die Apotheke hasten …   Extremes Deutsch

  • Hasten — Has ten, v. i. To move with celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly. [1913 Webster] I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. De Foe. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hasten — I verb accelerare, accelerate, advance, contendere, dash, dispatch, drive forward, expedite, facilitate, forward, help along, hurry, hurry along, hustle, incite, lose no time, make haste, maturare, move fast, move quickly, move speedily,… …   Law dictionary

  • hasten on — index dispatch (send off) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hasten — (v.) 1560s, extended form of HASTE (Cf. haste) (v.) with EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Hastened; hastening …   Etymology dictionary

  • hasten — *speed, accelerate, quicken, hurry, precipitate Antonyms: delay Contrasted words: retard, slow, slacken, detain (see DELAY): lag, procrastinate, dawdle (see DELAY) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • hasten — [v] speed something; hurry accelerate, advance, bolt, bound, burn, bustle, clip*, cover ground*, dash, dispatch, expedite, express, flee, fly, gallop, get cracking*, get the lead out*, goad, haste, hie, hustle, leap, make haste, make tracks*,… …   New thesaurus

  • hasten — ► VERB 1) be quick to do something; move quickly. 2) cause to happen sooner than anticipated …   English terms dictionary

  • hasten — [hās′ən] vt. [extended form of HASTE, v.] to cause to be or come faster; speed up; accelerate vi. to move or act swiftly; hurry …   English World dictionary

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