haste
Speed; swiftness; dispatchSpeed; swiftness; dispatch.
» Having been written in haste, the book has a lot of errors.
Da es in Eile geschrieben wurde, wimmelt es in dem Buch vor Fehlern.
Будучи написанной в спешке, книга содержит множество ошибок.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
We were running late so we finished our meal in haste.
Eile, Hast
спе́шкаspéška
поспіхpospix
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence.
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
Examples
76 sentencesHaving been written in haste, the book has a lot of errors.
ruБудучи написанной в спешке, книга содержит множество ошибок.
deDa es in Eile geschrieben wurde, wimmelt es in dem Buch vor Fehlern.
Haste makes waste.
Поспішиш — людей насмішиш.
ruПоспешишь — людей насмешишь.
deEile mit Weile!
She left her room in haste.
Вона поспішила вийти з кімнати.
deEilig verließ sie ihr Zimmer.
Being written in great haste, this letter has quite a few mistakes.
У цьому листі досить багато помилок, оскільки його писали поспіхом.
ruВ этом письме достаточно много ошибок, так как оно писалось в спешке.
She left here with haste.
Вона пішла звідси поспіхом.
Translations
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Origin
Blend of Middle English hasten (verb), (compare Dutch haasten, German hasten, Danish hasteBlend of Middle English hasten (verb), (compare Dutch haasten, German hasten, Danish haste, Swedish hasta (“to hasten, rush”)) and Middle English hast (“haste”, noun), from Old French haste (whence French hâte), from Old Frankish *hai(f)st (“violence”), from Proto-Germanic *haifstiz (“struggle, conflict”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyp- (“to ridicule, mock, anger”). Akin to Old Frisian hāst, hāste (“haste”), Old English hǣst (“violence”), Old English hǣste (“violent, impetuous, vehement”, adjective), Old Norse heift /heipt (“feud”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (haifsts, “rivalry”). Cognate with German heftig (“vehement”) and Danish heftig (“vehement”).
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Forms
plural: hastes| Singular | haste |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonyms- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner:hurryrushrushing
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness):hastinesshurryhurriednessprecipitation
- a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry:hurry
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable