Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate(verb)

   act or move at high speed

   "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

2. rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it(verb)

   move fast

   "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

3. expedite, hasten(verb)

   speed up the progress of; facilitate

   "This should expedite the process"

4. induce, stimulate, rush, hasten(verb)

   cause to occur rapidly

   "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hasten(Verb)

   To move in a quick fashion.

2. hasten(Verb)

   To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.

3. hasten(Verb)

   To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Hasten(verb)

   to press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry

2. Hasten(verb)

   to move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly

Anagrams for hasten »

1. sneath

2. thanes

3. Athens

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hasten in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hasten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   Let's not delay or hasten the timetable for a vote.

2. Meir Dagan:

   Israel should not hasten to attack Iran, doing so only when the sword is upon its neck.

3. William Shakespeare:

   Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, So do our minutes hasten to their end.

4. Nickolay Mladenov:

   However, I do not want to hasten to confirm anything before we study them in greater detail.

5. Avigdor Lieberman:

   Certainly this will not hasten an agreement because without Israel's consent, nothing will change.

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