hasten

[hey-suh n]

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verb (used without object)

to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.

verb (used with object)

to cause to hasten; accelerate: to hasten someone from a room; to hasten the arrival of a happier time.

Origin of hasten

First recorded in 1565–75; haste + -en¹

Related formshas·ten·er, nounout·has·ten, verb (used with object)o·ver·has·ten, verbun·has·tened, adjective

Synonyms

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2. urge, press; expedite, quicken, speed; precipitate.

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Examples from the Web for hasten

Contemporary Examples

“This has got to be the oldest way in the human race to hasten death,” he said.
The Nurse Coaching People Through Death by Starvation
Nick Tabor
November 17, 2014
As I hasten to reassure these exasperated moms and dads, I had to be in the office anyway.
The Doctor’s Note Must Die!
Russell Saunders
September 16, 2014
And his election would not hasten the Republican apocalypse.
Thad Cochran Wins One for Sanity Over Tea Partier Chris McDaniel
Michael Tomasky
June 25, 2014
But fluctuations of mere feet during its flood season could sustain the rise of empires, or hasten their fall.
The Nile: Where Ancient and Modern Meet
William O’Connor
June 21, 2014
The result was that “The sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.”
‘The Principle’: Geocentrism is What Real Biblical Literalism Looks Like
Karl W. Giberson
April 10, 2014

Historical Examples

And now, fair sir, I must hasten back to see how my rogues have fared with the brawn.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
This event, if his wife live with you, it may be in your power to hasten.
Lady Susan
Jane Austen
But he never had the time; he always had to hasten home to get to work.
Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 4.
Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
So let us hasten to this institution, and participate this divine joy.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II
Francis Augustus Cox
But we must hasten to the remarkable subject of their conversation.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I
Francis Augustus Cox

British Dictionary definitions for hasten

hasten

verb

(may take an infinitive) to hurry or cause to hurry; rush
(tr) to be anxious (to say something)I hasten to add that we are just good friends

Derived Formshastener, noun

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Word Origin and History for hasten

v.

1560s, extended form of haste (v.) with -en (1). Related: Hastened; hastening.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for hasten

Contemporary Examples

“This has got to be the oldest way in the human race to hasten death,” he said.

As I hasten to reassure these exasperated moms and dads, I had to be in the office anyway.

And his election would not hasten the Republican apocalypse.

But fluctuations of mere feet during its flood season could sustain the rise of empires, or hasten their fall.

The result was that “The sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.”

Historical Examples

And now, fair sir, I must hasten back to see how my rogues have fared with the brawn.

This event, if his wife live with you, it may be in your power to hasten.

But he never had the time; he always had to hasten home to get to work.

So let us hasten to this institution, and participate this divine joy.

But we must hasten to the remarkable subject of their conversation.

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Word Origin and History for hasten

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Origin of hasten