hasten
[ hey-suhn ]
/ ˈheɪ sən /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause to hasten; accelerate: to hasten someone from a room; to hasten the arrival of a happier time.
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Nearby words
- hasta mañana,
- hastate,
- hastately,
- haste,
- haste makes waste,
- hastie,
- hastily,
- hasting,
- hastings,
- hastings, battle of
Origin of hasten
SYNONYMS FOR hasten
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hasten
/ (ˈheɪsən) /
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
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hasten
1560s, extended form of haste (v.) with -en (1). Related: Hastened; hastening.
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