hasten
21hasten — /ˈheɪsən / (say haysuhn) verb (i) 1. to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place. –verb (t) 2. to cause to hasten; accelerate. {hast(e) + en1} –hastener, noun …
22hasten — verb (hastened; hastening) Date: 1568 intransitive verb to move or act quickly transitive verb 1. to urge on < hastened her to the door A. J. Cronin > 2. accelerate < hasten the coming of a new order D. W. Brogan > • …
23hasten — verb /ˈheɪs.ən/ a) To move in a quick fashion. [...] and prescribed policies and packages of military, economic and technical assistance to hasten their inevitable march toward development and modernity. b) To make someone speed up or make… …
24hasten — verb Hasten is used with these nouns as the object: ↑arrival, ↑death, ↑decline, ↑demise, ↑departure, ↑downfall, ↑process, ↑recovery …
25hasten — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, advance, advantage, aid, barrel, bolt, boost, bundle, burn to, bustle, career, chafe, chase, clear the way, conduce to, contribute to, crack on, crowd, dart, dash, dash off, dash on, dispatch, double time,… …
26hasten — brausen, dahinjagen, dahinstürmen, eilen, fegen, hetzen, jagen, preschen, rennen, sausen, schießen, stürmen, wieseln; (geh.): fliegen, stieben; (ugs.): düsen, flitzen, hinsausen, pesen, rasen, sprinten, spritzen, spurten, wetzen; (salopp): gasen; …
27hasten — hạs·ten; hastete, ist gehastet; [Vi] irgendwohin hasten voller Unruhe irgendwohin laufen ≈ eilen …
28hasten — verb 1) we hastened back home Syn: hurry, rush, dash, race, fly, shoot; scurry, scramble, dart, bolt, sprint, run, gallop; go fast, go quickly, go like lightning, go hell bent for leather; informal tear …
29hasten — verb 1) we hastened back Syn: hurry, rush, dash, race, fly, speed; informal zip; N.Amer.; informal hightail 2) chemicals can hasten ageing Syn: speed up, bring on …
30hasten — has•ten [[t]ˈheɪ sən[/t]] v. i. 1) to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry 2) to cause to hasten; accelerate • Etymology: 1565–75 has′ten•er, n …
