hasten
To move or act in a quick fashionTo move or act in a quick fashion.
» The medicine hastened the process of growth.
Das Medikament beschleunigte den Wachstumsprozess.
Лекарство ускорило процесс роста.
Лекарства ускорили процесс роста.
Медикаменты ускорили процесс роста.
Ліки прискорили процес росту.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To move or act in a quick fashion.
hasten, sich beeilen, eilen
спеши́тьspešítʹ, поспеши́тьpospešítʹ, торопи́тьсяtoropítʹsja
move hurridly
(transitive)To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
beschleunigen
торопи́тьtoropítʹ, поторопи́тьpotoropítʹ
act at high speed
(transitive)To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.
vorverlegen, vorziehen
Examples
26 sentencesThe medicine hastened the process of growth.
Ліки прискорили процес росту. — Internecivus
ruЛекарство ускорило процесс роста. — Balamax
deDas Medikament beschleunigte den Wachstumsprozess. — Tamy
They hastened to execute the plan.
She hastened to deny the story.
Mary hastened back to her room.
deMaria eilte zurück auf ihr Zimmer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom hastened back to his room.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
Originally intransitive, from haste + -en (verbal suffix).Originally intransitive, from haste + -en (verbal suffix).
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Forms
hastens, hastening, hastened, hastenedSynonyms
22 synonyms- act at high speed:rushhurrylook sharpfestinate
- speed up the progress of; facilitate:expedite
- move hurridly:rushhotfoothiespeedracepelt alongrush alongcannonball along
- cause to occur rapidly:inducestimulaterush
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle