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- [hey-suh n]
- /ˈheɪ sən/
- /ˈheɪ.sən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hey-suh n]
- /ˈheɪ sən/
Definitions of hasten word
- verb without object hasten to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place. 1
- verb with object hasten to cause to hasten; accelerate: to hasten someone from a room; to hasten the arrival of a happier time. 1
- noun hasten Be quick to do something. 1
- abbreviation HASTEN hurry 1
- transitive verb hasten make come sooner 1
- verb hasten If you hasten an event or process, often an unpleasant one, you make it happen faster or sooner. 0
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Origin of hasten
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; haste + -en1
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Parts of speech for Hasten
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hasten popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hasten
verb hasten
- urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- step up — effecting an increase.
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- precipitate — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- quicken — to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
Antonyms for hasten
verb hasten
- decelerate — When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
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