hasten

English

Etymology

haste +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈheɪs.ən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪsən

Verb

hasten (third-person singular simple present hastens, present participle hastening, simple past and past participle hastened)

1. To move in a quick fashion.
2. To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
   • 2008, Bradley Simpson, Economists with Guns, page 7:

     [...] and prescribed policies and packages of military, economic and technical assistance to hasten their inevitable march toward development and modernity.

3. To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

Synonyms

• rush
• hurry
• See also Wikisaurus:rush (hurry)

Derived terms

• hastener

Related terms

• haste

Translations

to move in a quick fashion

Dutch: haasten (nl) Finnish: kiirehtää (fi) Hungarian: siet (hu) Italian: affrettarsi (it), sbrigarsi (it)

Russian: спешить (ru) (sp'ešít') impf., поспешить (ru) (posp'ešít') pf.; торопиться (ru) (toropít's'a) impf., поторопиться (ru) (potoropít's'a) pf. Slovak: poponáhľať sa (sk), náhliť sa (sk) Swedish: jäkta (sv), hasta (sv), skynda (sv)

to make someone/something speed up

Dutch: bespoedigen, verhaasten Finnish: kiirehtiä (fi) French: hâter (fr) Hungarian: siettet (hu), gyorsít (hu)

Italian: affrettare (it) Russian: торопить (ru) (toropít') impf., поторопить (ru) (potoropít') pf. Slovak: urýchliť (sk), posúriť (sk) Swedish: skynda på (sv), jäkta (sv)

to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier

Dutch: vervroegen (nl)

Italian: anticipare (it) Slovak: anticipiovať (sk)

Anagrams

• Athens
• sneath
• thanes

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Danish

Noun

hasten c.

1. singular definite of hast

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Finnish

Alternative forms

• hapsien

Noun

hasten

1. Genitive plural form of hapsi.

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Swedish

Noun

hasten

1. definite singular of hast