Definitions for hasten
ˈheɪ sənhas·ten

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinateverb

   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 itverb

   move fast

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

3. expedite, hastenverb

   speed up the progress of; facilitate

   "This should expedite the process"

4. induce, stimulate, rush, hastenverb

   cause to occur rapidly

   "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hastenverb

   To move in a quick fashion.

2. hastenverb

   To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.

3. hastenverb

   To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. To Haste, To Hastenverb

   Etymology: haster, French; haesten, Dutch.

   1. To make haste; to be in a hurry; to be busy; to be speedy.

   I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee. Jer.

   2. To move with swiftness.

   ’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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hastenverb

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

2. Hastenverb

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

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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Anagrams for hasten »

1. sneath

2. thanes

3. Athens

4. snathe

How to pronounce hasten?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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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

Examples of hasten in a Sentence

1. Andrew Lipow:

   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.

2. Steve Vladeck:

   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.

3. Nickolay Mladenov:

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

4. Swami Sivanada:

   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.

5. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

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

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