verb · transitive · rare

quicken

quick·en

quicken · quickens · quickened · quickening

прискорити, прискорювати

оживить, ускорить, ускорять

bewegen, sich bewegen, umziehen

Senses relating to life or states of activitySenses relating to life or states of activity.: To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.

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/ˈkwɪk(ə)n/

» I quickened my pace.

Meaning

18 senses

Senses relating to life or states of activity.
(transitive)To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
(transitive)To inspire or stimulate (an action, a feeling, etc.).
(transitive)To stimulate or assist the fermentation of (an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.).
(also, figuratively, literary, transitive)To give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead); to animate, to resurrect, to revive.
оживи́тьoživítʹ
give life or energy to
(intransitive)To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be excited or roused.
(intransitive)To grow bright; to brighten.
(intransitive)Of an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.: to ferment.
(also, figuratively, intransitive)Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.
(also, figuratively, intransitive, literary)To give life; to make alive.
give new life or energy to
(also, figuratively, intransitive, literary)To come back to life, to receive life.
show signs of life
(intransitive, rare)To inspire or stimulate.
Senses relating to speed.
(transitive)To make (something) quicker or faster; to hasten, speed up.
ускоря́тьuskorjátʹ, уско́ритьuskóritʹ
приско́рюватиpryskórjuvaty, приско́ритиpryskóryty
move faster

Examples

19 sentences

I quickened my pace.
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Tom quickened his pace.
ruТом ускорял шаг. — marafon
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My heart quickened.
Моє серцебиття прискорилося. — deniko
deMein Herz schlug schneller. — pne
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His pace quickened.
Він пришвидшив ходу. — brambury
ruОн ускорил шаг. — marafon
deEr beschleunigte seine Schritte. — Zaghawa
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I can feel my pulse quickening already.
ruЯ уже чувствую, как у меня пульс ускоряется. — marafon
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Translations

4 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to make (something) quicker — see also hasten, speed up:

Русский

By meaning 2

to give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead) — see also animate, resurrect, revive:

to make (something) quicker — see also hasten, speed up:

Origin

From Middle English quikenen (“to become alive again after dying; to raise (someone) from

From Middle English quikenen (“to become alive again after dying; to raise (someone) from the dead; to regain consciousness or strength; to give vitality, revive; to regain validity; to nourish; to spare (the life of someone or something); to ignite; to illuminate; of events: to happen more quickly; of clouds: to form”) [and other forms], from quiken (“to come to life; to become alive again after dying; to give or regain vitality, revive; of a seed: to germinate, grow; to arouse (anger); to inspire; to reinforce, strengthen; to make (a substance) alchemically active; to nourish, sustain; to sharpen; to ignite; to illuminate; of news: to spread”) + -en (suffix forming the infinitive forms of verbs). Quiken is derived from Old English cwician (“to bring to life, vivify; to come to life, become living; to quicken”), from cwic (“alive, live, living; mentally agile; intelligent, keen”) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“alive; lively; quick”) and Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”)) + -ian (suffix forming verbs from adjectives and nouns). The English word may be analysed as quick (“moving with swiftness; occurring in a short time; (archaic) alive, living; (archaic) pregnant”) + -en (suffix attached to some adjectives forming transitive verbs meaning ‘to make [adjective]’).

From quick(silver) (“mercury”) + -en (suffix forming verbs from adjectives and nouns).

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