hurry
To do things quicklyTo do things quickly.
» Don't be in such a hurry.
Sei nicht in solch einer Eile.
Nur nicht so eilig.
Seid nicht in solch einer Eile.
Не надо так торопиться.
Не спеши так!
Не спешите так!
Не надо так спешить.
Не поспішай так.
Не треба так поспішати.
Не поспішайте так.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To do things quickly.
He's hurrying because he's late.
sich beeilen, eilen
спеши́тьspešítʹ, торопи́тьсяtoropítʹsja, поспеша́тьpospešátʹ
поспіша́тиpospišáty
(intransitive)Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
If you don't hurry (up) you won't finish on time.
sich beeilen
urge to an unnatural speed
(transitive)To cause to be done quickly.
(transitive)To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
(transitive)To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
To put: to convey coal in the mine, e.g. from the working to the tramway.
Examples
1864 sentencesDon't be in such a hurry.
Не поспішай так.
ruНе надо так торопиться.
deSei nicht in solch einer Eile.
She was in a great hurry.
Вона дуже поспішала.
ruОна очень спешила.
deSie war in großer Eile.
I ate lunch in a hurry.
Я пообідав нашвидкоруч.
deIch beeilte mich, mein Mittagessen zu essen.
Tom is always in a hurry.
Том завжди поспішає.
ruТом всегда спешит.
deTom hat es immer eilig.
Tell the others to hurry up.
Скажи іншим поквапитися.
ruСкажи остальным, чтобы поторапливались.
deSag den anderen, sie sollen sich beeilen!
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrateFrom Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrate rapidly, buzz”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare Middle High German hurren (“to hasten”), Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“to run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwarsär (“league; course”)). Related to hurr, horse, rush.
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Forms
hurries, hurrying, hurried, hurriedSynonyms
7 synonyms- urge to an unnatural speed:rush
- act at high speed:rushhastenlook sharpfestinate
- move very fast:travel rapidlyspeedzip
Word family
6 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
Collocations
12 patterns- in a hurry
- a hurry to
- in no hurry
- need to hurry
- better better hurry
- such a hurry
- in any hurry
- a big hurry
- hurry to get
- hurry to do
- no hurry
- no hurry to