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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 hastened word
- verb without object hastened to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place. 1
- verb with object hastened to cause to hasten; accelerate: to hasten someone from a room; to hasten the arrival of a happier time. 1
- noun hastened Be quick to do something. 1
- verb hastened simple past tense and past participle of hasten. 0
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Origin of hastened
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 Hastened
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hastened 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 hastened
adjective hastened
- accelerated — Simple past tense and past participle of accelerate.
Antonyms for hastened
adjective hastened
- on hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- in waiting — a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay.
- remanded — to send back, remit, or consign again.
- deferred — withheld over a certain period; postponed
- on the shelf — a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
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