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 hastened

Contemporary Examples

There was just a disabled senior citizen who had been hastened to her grave, and the press paid the matter scant attention.
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In spite of myself a chill crept over me at the sight of the white puffy face, and I hastened to pass.
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February 20, 2014
When I asked whether the debate would bring any financial perks, Ham hastened to talk me down.
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February 5, 2014
Perhaps—though getting past Edward Snowden would have hastened this, too.
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Bernard Avishai
August 30, 2013
It's bad business, he hastened to add, but if that's what they want to do, the state should not be able to compel them otherwise.
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Michael Tomasky
April 11, 2013

Historical Examples

We hastened on, and to our delight found one of the best springs in the colony.
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John Forrest
He then hastened back to his gin, whom he had left five miles off.
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Thomas Mitchell
The moment her husband was gone, his mother rose and hastened to her son!
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George MacDonald
She hastened to point out the other side of the matter, the insecurity of it, the disgrace.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
He ordered them about like children, and they hastened to do his will.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for hastened

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 hastened

hasten

v.

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

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for hastened

Contemporary Examples

There was just a disabled senior citizen who had been hastened to her grave, and the press paid the matter scant attention.

In spite of myself a chill crept over me at the sight of the white puffy face, and I hastened to pass.

When I asked whether the debate would bring any financial perks, Ham hastened to talk me down.

Perhaps—though getting past Edward Snowden would have hastened this, too.

It's bad business, he hastened to add, but if that's what they want to do, the state should not be able to compel them otherwise.

Historical Examples

We hastened on, and to our delight found one of the best springs in the colony.

He then hastened back to his gin, whom he had left five miles off.

The moment her husband was gone, his mother rose and hastened to her son!

She hastened to point out the other side of the matter, the insecurity of it, the disgrace.

He ordered them about like children, and they hastened to do his will.

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Word Origin and History for hastened

hasten

v.

Origin of hasten