hasten
11hasten — [hās′ən] vt. [extended form of HASTE, v.] to cause to be or come faster; speed up; accelerate vi. to move or act swiftly; hurry …
12hasten — [[t]he͟ɪs(ə)n[/t]] hastens, hastening, hastened 1) VERB If you hasten an event or process, often an unpleasant one, you make it happen faster or sooner. [V n] But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country. Syn: precipitate 2) …
13hasten — has|ten [ heısn ] verb 1. ) transitive to make something happen sooner or more quickly: The government made a plea for international aid to hasten the disarmament of more than 60,000 rebels. 2. ) intransitive hasten to/toward/away etc. LITERARY… …
14hasten — UK [ˈheɪs(ə)n] / US verb Word forms hasten : present tense I/you/we/they hasten he/she/it hastens present participle hastening past tense hastened past participle hastened 1) [transitive] to make something happen sooner or more quickly The… …
15hasten — hastener, n. /hay seuhn/, v.i. 1. to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place. v.t. 2. to cause to hasten; accelerate: to hasten someone from a room; to hasten the arrival of a happier time. [1565 75; HASTE + EN1]… …
16hasten — rasen; spurten (umgangssprachlich); pesen (umgangssprachlich); sprinten; eilen; laufen; jagen (umgangssprachlich); rennen; wetzen ( …
17Hasten — * Es wil nicht hasten. – Schottel, 1138a. »Hasten heisst gleitten, weichen, fortgehen. Was nun nicht fort wil und da kein Glück bey ist, das kan nicht hasten, es stehet und wil nicht fort: wenn wir was für haben, daran wir verzweiffeln, sagen wir …
18hasten — has|ten [ˈheısən] v formal 1.) [T] to make something happen faster or sooner ▪ Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter. 2.) to do or say something quickly or without delay = ↑hurry hasten to do sth ▪ I hastened to assure her… …
19hasten — verb 1 (T) to make something happen faster or sooner: Her death had been hastened by large doses of pain killing drugs. 2 (I) to do or say something quickly or without delay: hasten to do sth: I hastened to assure her that there was no danger. 3… …
20hasten — [ˈheɪs(ə)n] verb [T] to make something happen sooner or more quickly • hasten to add used when you add something to what you have just said, in order to make your meaning clear[/ex] I hasten to add that I am not accusing you of lying.[/ex] hasten …
