hasten

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ˈheɪ.sən/

Verb

hasten (hastens, present participle hastening; 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.
   • Bible, Psalms lv. 8

     I would hasten my escape from the windy storm.

   • circa 1599-1601 William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III scene ii:

     smallcaps Hamlet:

     Bid the players make haste.

     Will you two help to hasten them?

3. (transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

Synonyms

• (move in a quick fashion) dart, race; see also Thesaurus:move quickly
• (speed up) accelerate, quicken, speed up; see also Thesaurus:speed up
• (cause a scheduled event to happen earlier) hurry, rush, zoom; see also Thesaurus:rush

Related terms

• haste

Translations

• French: dépêcher, hâter
• German: hasten, beeilen, eilen
• Italian: affrettarsi, sbrigarsi
• Portuguese: correr
• Russian: спеши́ть
• Spanish: correr

Translations

• French: hâter, presser
• German: beschleunigen
• Italian: affrettare
• Portuguese: acelerar, apressar
• Russian: торопи́ть
• Spanish: acelerar

Translations

• German: vorverlegen, vorziehen
• Italian: anticipare
• Portuguese: adiantar
• Spanish: precipitar, anticipar, adelantar

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