Hasten Common

Hasten has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

act or move at high speed

"We have to rush!"

"hurry--it's late!"

rush hasten hurry look sharp festinate

move hurridly

"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"

"The cars raced down the street"

rush hotfoot hasten hie speed race pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along step on it

speed up the progress of; facilitate

"This should expedite the process"

expedite hasten

cause to occur rapidly

"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

induce stimulate rush hasten

To move or act in a quick fashion.

Example Sentences

"We have to rush!" verb

"hurry--it's late!" verb

"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests" verb

"The cars raced down the street" verb

"This should expedite the process" verb

"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" verb

Antonyms

dawdle

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

act travel help effect

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

barge tear dart

Rhyming Words

ten sten aten osten paten goten atten hiten oaten ayten eaten outen esten eoten cuten often guten laten pecten molten

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