English Explanatory Dictionary

hasten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To move or act in a quick fashion.
  2. To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
  3. To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.
name
  1. A surname from Dutch.

Pronunciation

/ˈheɪ.sn̩/ En-us-hasten.ogg

Word forms

hasten hastens hastening hastened

Etymology

Originally intransitive, from haste + -en (verbal suffix).

Synonyms

race quicken speed up rush zoom dart accelerate hurry

Related words

haste

Derived words

hastener outhasten overhasten overhastened unhastened unhastening
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