hasten
see also: Hasten
Etymology

Originally intransitive, from haste + -en.

Pronunciation
  • (British, America) IPA: /ˈheɪ.sən/
Verb

hasten (hastens, present participle hastening; simple past and past participle hastened)

  1. (intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
  2. (transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Psalms 55:8 ↗:
      I would hasten my escape from the windy storm.
    • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act III, scene ii]:
      Hamlet:
      Bid the players make haste.
      Will you two help to hasten them?
  3. (transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.
Synonyms Related terms Translations Translations Translations
Hasten
Etymology

Shortened form of Dutch van Hasten.

Proper noun
  1. Surname.



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