hasten

[hey-suhn]

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

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

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Contemporary Examples

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After Bear's demise last March, newly retired CEO Jimmy Cayne blamed Goldman Sachs, among others, for hastening its death.
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Historical Examples

The letter, hastening to its destination, had contained the stolen money.
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She has been almost everywhere, and is now hastening to make it everywhere.
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"Of course, of course," he said, hastening from the carriage.
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People were hastening along the passage and knocking at the doors.
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British Dictionary definitions for hastening

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 hastening

hasten

v.

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

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Examples from the Web for hastening

Contemporary Examples

Hastening her decline has been a downturn in Brazil's economic fortunes.

I was hastening to the British national archives to immerse myself in old documents.

Israel in PerilDavid Shulman, The New York Review of Books How the Jewish state is hastening its own demise.

And what would Brooks have Obama do if the road to “hastening” were paved with weeks of bloodshed?

After Bear's demise last March, newly retired CEO Jimmy Cayne blamed Goldman Sachs, among others, for hastening its death.

Historical Examples

The letter, hastening to its destination, had contained the stolen money.

She has been almost everywhere, and is now hastening to make it everywhere.

"Of course, of course," he said, hastening from the carriage.

People were hastening along the passage and knocking at the doors.

That is my brother, who is hastening to Ging Dschou in his rage.

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Word Origin and History for hastening

hasten

v.

Origin of hasten