What does haste mean?
Definitions for haste
heɪsthaste
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word haste.
Princeton's WordNet
haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitationnoun
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
"he soon regretted his haste"
haste, hurry, rush, rushingnoun
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
"in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
hurry, hastenoun
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
"in a hurry to lock the door"
Wiktionary
hastenoun
A speedy or quick action. (e.g. We were running late so we finished our meal in haste)
hasteverb
To urge onward; to hasten
hasteverb
To move with haste.
Webster Dictionary
Hastenoun
celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals
Hastenoun
the state of being urged or pressed by business; hurry; urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence
Hastenoun
to hasten; to hurry
Etymology: [OE. hasten; akin to G. hasten, D. haasten, Dan. haste, Sw. hasta, OF. haster, F. hter. See Haste, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Haste
hāst, n. speed, quickness, a hurry: rashness: vehemence.—vs.t. Haste, Hasten (hās′n), to put to speed: to hurry on: to drive forward.—vs.i. to move with speed: to be in a hurry:—pr.p. hāst′ing, hastening (hās′ning); pa.p. hāst′ed, hastened (hās′nd).—n. Hast′ener.—adv. Hast′ily.—n. Hast′iness, hurry: rashness: irritability.—adj. Hast′y, speedy: quick: rash: eager: passionate.—n. Hast′y-pudd′ing, flour, milk, or oatmeal and water porridge.—adj. Hast′y-wit′ted, rash.—Make haste, to hasten. [O. Fr. haste (Fr. hâte), from Teut.; cf. A.S. hǽst, Dut. haast, Ger. hast.]
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Anagrams for haste »
ashet, haets, hates, heats, hetas, sheat
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of haste in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of haste in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of haste in a Sentence
Haste will come at the expense of services and security. This means we are pretty much guaranteed a WTO-style exit.
Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.
Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the full value of time and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
I'm sure this will be greatly misquoted, but it would not be a bad idea to bring the swift justice today that was brought in Israel's day against murder and rape and homosexuality. I guarantee it would solve the problem post-haste if homosexuals were stoned, if murderers were immediately killed as the Bible commands.
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- pressaCatalan, Valencian
- spěchCzech
- Eile, HastGerman
- sopetón, prisaSpanish
- hâteFrench
- cabhag, deannScottish Gaelic
- जल्दीHindi
- sietségHungarian
- پهلهKurdish
- pośpiechPolish
- pressaPortuguese
- спе́шкаRussian
- جلدی کروUrdu
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