What does hasten mean?
Definitions for hasten
ˈheɪ sənhas·ten
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hasten.
Princeton's WordNet
rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinateverb
act or move at high speed
"We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on itverb
move fast
"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
expedite, hastenverb
speed up the progress of; facilitate
"This should expedite the process"
induce, stimulate, rush, hastenverb
cause to occur rapidly
"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
Wiktionary
hastenverb
To move in a quick fashion.
hastenverb
To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
hastenverb
To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Haste, To Hastenverb
To push forward; to urge on; to precipitate; to drive to a swifter pace.
Let it be so hasted, that supper be ready at the farthest by five of the clock. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.
All hopes of succour from your arms is past;
To save us now, you must our ruin haste. Dryden.Each sees his lamp with diff’rent lustre crown’d;
Each knows his course with diff’rent periods bound;
And in his passage through the liquid space,
Nor hastens, nor retards his neighbour’s race. Matthew Prior.To Haste, To Hastenverb
Etymology: haster, French; haesten, Dutch.
I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee. Jer.
’Tis Cinna, I do know him by his gait;
He is a friend. Cinna, where haste you so? William Shakespeare.They were troubled and hasted away. Ps. xlviii. 5.
All those things are passed away like a shadow, and as a post that hasted by. Wisd. v. 9.
Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea,
Like mortal life to meet eternity. John Denham.These rites perform’d, the prince, without delay,
Hastes to the nether world, his destin’d way. John Dryden, Æn.To distant Sparta, and the spacious waste
Of sandy Pyle, the royal youth shall haste. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.Soon as the sun awakes the sprightly court,
Leave their repose, and hasten to the sport. Matthew Prior.
Wikipedia
hasten
The national anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was first officially adopted in 1950 without lyrics. The piece was gifted by the then Egyptian King Farouq when King Abdulaziz made a visit to Egypt. It was then adopted again in 1984 with lyrics written by Ibrāhīm Khafājī. The original composition was by Abdul-Raḥman al-Khaṭīb in 1947, and the brass instrumental version was later arranged by Sirāj Umar.
Webster Dictionary
Hastenverb
to press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry
Hastenverb
to move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HASTEN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hasten is ranked #37955 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hasten surname appeared 585 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hasten.
84.4% or 494 total occurrences were White.
8.8% or 52 total occurrences were Black.
3.5% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Anagrams for hasten »
sneath
thanes
Athens
snathe
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hasten in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hasten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of hasten in a Sentence
I expect that Venezuelan production will continue to decline and the upcoming elections hold the spectre of the U.S. imposing additional sanctions on Venezuela that may hasten the loss of supply.
It always struck me as more conservative aspiration than meaningful prediction that the confirmation of a Justice Gorsuch might hasten Justice Kennedy's retirement, if anything, having Judge Gorsuch on the court would only crystallize Justice Kennedy's vital role at the center of the court -- and make it that much more difficult for him to leave on terms that might lead to a fundamental shift in the court's ideological balance.
However, I do not want to hasten to confirm anything before we study them in greater detail.
If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:
Let's not delay or hasten the timetable for a vote.
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Translations for hasten
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- vorziehen, beeilen, hasten, beschleunigen, eilen, vorverlegenGerman
- acelerar, adelantar, correr, anticipar, precipitarSpanish
- تعجیلPersian
- kiirehtää, kiirehtiäFinnish
- presser, dépêcher, hâterFrench
- luathaighIrish
- siet, gyorsít, siettetHungarian
- affrettarsi, anticipare, affrettare, sbrigarsiItalian
- whakaomaMāori
- verhaasten, bespoedigen, vervroegen, haastenDutch
- chanchayQuechua
- торопить, спешить, поторопить, торопиться, поспешить, поторопитьсяRussian
- poponáhľať, urýchliť, náhliť, posúriť, anticipiovaťSlovak
- hasta, jäkta, skynda, skynda påSwedish
- เร่งรีบThai
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