hasten

[ hey-suhn ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.

verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to hasten; accelerate: to hasten someone from a room; to hasten the arrival of a happier time.

Origin of hasten

1
First recorded in 1565–75; haste + -en1

Other words for hasten

Other words from hasten

  • has·ten·er, noun
  • outhasten, verb (used with object)
  • o·ver·has·ten, verb
  • un·has·tened, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hasten

hasten

/ (ˈheɪsən) /


verb
  1. (may take an infinitive) to hurry or cause to hurry; rush

  2. (tr) to be anxious (to say something): I hasten to add that we are just good friends

Derived forms of hasten

  • hastener, noun

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