haste

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Verb 1.5 References 2 Portuguese 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /heɪst/
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• Rhymes: -eɪst

[edit] Etymology

Blend of Middle English hasten (verb), (cf. Dutch haasten, German hasten, Danish haste, Swed. hasta "to hasten, rush") and Middle English hast (noun) "haste" from Old French haste (French: hâte)^[1] from Frankish haist, haifst, violence ^[2]. Akin to Old Frisian hāst, hāste "haste", O.E. hǣst "violence", O.E. hǣste "violent, impetuous, vehement", Old Norse heift/heipt (“‘feud’”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (haifsts), “‘rivalry’”). Cognate with German and Danish heftig (“‘vehement’”).

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haste (uncountable)

1. A speedy or quick action. (e.g. We were running late so we finished our meal in haste)

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[edit] Related terms

• hasten verb
• hastily adverb
• hasty adjective
• make haste
• posthaste, post haste adverb

[edit] Verb

to haste (third-person singular simple present hastes, present participle hasting, simple past and past participle hasted)

1. (transitive) To urge onward; to hasten
2. (intransitive) To move with haste.

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• Notes:

1. ^ Etymology
2. ^ Le Robert pour tous, Dictionnaire de la langue française, Janvier 2004, p. 524

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

haste f. (plural hastes)

1. pole
2. (botany) stem, stalk