Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hasten
IPA transcription: [h'eɪsən]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: rush, hasten, hurry, look_sharp, festinate
    Meaning: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
  • Synonyms: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt_along, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, belt_along, step_on_it
    Meaning: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
  • Synonyms: expedite, hasten
    Meaning: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"
  • Synonyms: induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
    Meaning: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
Usage examples
  • "I had better hasten."
  • "Hasten," said Tonia, "and tell me--how long shall I call you my own this time?
  • With their uppermost layer only a couple of inches below the surface of the water they hasten on.
  • But an thou obey not my bidding, behold, I will hasten to thee and cut off thy head and lay waste thy dominions.
  • But do thou hasten to King Arthur, and charge him from me to undertake, without delay, the quest of the Sacred Graal.
  • If his Highness would appear in the island at the head of some troops, tens of thousands would hasten to his standard.
  • If a man follow her in silence, she should pretend not to perceive him, and at the same time hasten a little her step.
  • Many persons ask this question mechanically, without waiting for the answer, or else hasten to reply, before they have received it.
  • He would begin his final spurt, and if possible finish the hundred miles at his utmost speed, win the race and then hasten to his father's side.
  • He wished to hasten their steps; but Athos took his arm and passed it under his own, and the young man was forced to regulate his pace by that of his friend.