Definitions for haste
heɪsthaste

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitationnoun

   overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

   "he soon regretted his haste"

2. haste, hurry, rush, rushingnoun

   the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

   "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

3. hurry, hastenoun

   a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

   "in a hurry to lock the door"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hastenoun

   A speedy or quick action. (e.g. We were running late so we finished our meal in haste)

2. hasteverb

   To urge onward; to hasten

3. hasteverb

   To move with haste.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hastenoun

   celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals

2. Hastenoun

   the state of being urged or pressed by business; hurry; urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence

3. Hastenoun

   to hasten; to hurry

4. Etymology: [OE. hasten; akin to G. hasten, D. haasten, Dan. haste, Sw. hasta, OF. haster, F. hter. See Haste, n.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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Matched Categories

1. • Motion
   • Urgency

Anagrams for haste »

1. ashet, haets, hates, heats, hetas, sheat

How to pronounce haste?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of haste in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of haste in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of haste in a Sentence

1. One EU diplomat:

   Haste will come at the expense of services and security. This means we are pretty much guaranteed a WTO-style exit.

2. Henri Frdric Amiel:

   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.

3. Lord Byron:

   Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.

4. Rambler:

   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.

5. Bob Jones:

   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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