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hasten
/ ˈɪə /
verb
(may take an infinitive) to hurry or cause to hurry; rush
(tr) to be anxious (to say something)
I hasten to add that we are just good friends
Other 51Թ Forms
- hastener noun
- outhasten verb (used with object)
- overhasten verb
- unhastened adjective
- ˈٱԱ noun
Example Sentences
"The prime minister was taken aback. She decided to snub these moves and hasten the passage of the amendment bill in the parliament," writes Prof Raghavan.
When McCarthy finally appeared on the show to accuse Murrow of Communist ties, Murrow calmly rebutted the claims, helping shift public opinion and hasten McCarthy’s political downfall.
In the late 1950s, shipments started being standardized in cargo containers that made it easier and faster to unload a ship and hasten its cargo on its way.
Land use consultants and architects in Los Angeles said they were happy with any technology that could hasten approvals of their projects.
"Her last decision on this earth was to starve herself to hasten her inevitable death," Whitham said.
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When To Use
Hasten means to go faster or cause to go faster.Hasten often sounds a bit formal. More informal phrases like speed up and hurry up can be used to mean the same thing and are more commonly used.Hasten is often used in the context of saying that efforts to achieve some kind of goal need to be accelerated (done faster), as in We need to hasten our efforts to address climate change. To hasten something’s demise is to make it fail more quickly.The related noun haste most commonly refers to urgency, such as in completing a task. It can also be used as another word for speed or swiftness, as in We have to move with haste if we want to make it on time. The phrase make haste means to move quickly, hurry up, or rush.Example: This report highlights the fact that we need to hasten our efforts to eradicate this disease.
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