Meaning of "hasten" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF HASTEN

hasten  [ˈheɪsən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HASTEN

Hasten is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hasten in English.

WHAT DOES HASTEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hasten in the English dictionary

The definition of hasten in the dictionary is to hurry or cause to hurry; rush. Other definition of hasten is to be anxious.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HASTEN

PRESENT

Present

I hasten

you hasten

he/she/it hastens

we hasten

you hasten

they hasten

Present continuous

I am hastening

you are hastening

he/she/it is hastening

we are hastening

you are hastening

they are hastening

Present perfect

I have hastened

you have hastened

he/she/it has hastened

we have hastened

you have hastened

they have hastened

Present perfect continuous

I have been hastening

you have been hastening

he/she/it has been hastening

we have been hastening

you have been hastening

they have been hastening

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I hastened

you hastened

he/she/it hastened

we hastened

you hastened

they hastened

Past continuous

I was hastening

you were hastening

he/she/it was hastening

we were hastening

you were hastening

they were hastening

Past perfect

I had hastened

you had hastened

he/she/it had hastened

we had hastened

you had hastened

they had hastened

Past perfect continuous

I had been hastening

you had been hastening

he/she/it had been hastening

we had been hastening

you had been hastening

they had been hastening

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hasten

you will hasten

he/she/it will hasten

we will hasten

you will hasten

they will hasten

Future continuous

I will be hastening

you will be hastening

he/she/it will be hastening

we will be hastening

you will be hastening

they will be hastening

Future perfect

I will have hastened

you will have hastened

he/she/it will have hastened

we will have hastened

you will have hastened

they will have hastened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hastening

you will have been hastening

he/she/it will have been hastening

we will have been hastening

you will have been hastening

they will have been hastening

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hasten

you would hasten

he/she/it would hasten

we would hasten

you would hasten

they would hasten

Conditional continuous

I would be hastening

you would be hastening

he/she/it would be hastening

we would be hastening

you would be hastening

they would be hastening

Conditional perfect

I would have hasten

you would have hasten

he/she/it would have hasten

we would have hasten

you would have hasten

they would have hasten

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hastening

you would have been hastening

he/she/it would have been hastening

we would have been hastening

you would have been hastening

they would have been hastening

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hasten
we let´s hasten
you hasten

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hasten

Past participle

hastened

Present Participle

hastening

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HASTEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hasten» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hasten

accelerate · advance · beetle · bolt · dash · dispatch · expedite · fly · haste · make haste · precipitate · press · quicken · race · run · rush · scurry · scuttle · speed · sprint · step on it · step up · urge

TRANSLATION OF HASTEN

Find out the translation of hasten to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hasten from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hasten» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 加速
• Translator English - Spanish: acelerar
• English: hasten
• Translator English - Hindi: जल्दी करना
• Translator English - Arabic: يعجل
• Translator English - Russian: ускорить
• Translator English - Portuguese: acelerar
• Translator English - Bengali: দ্রুত চলা
• Translator English - French: précipiter
• Translator English - Malay: Cepatkan
• Translator English - German: beschleunigen
• Translator English - Japanese: 早める
• Translator English - Korean: 재촉하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Cepet-cepet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vội
• Translator English - Tamil: விரைவுபடுத்த
• Translator English - Marathi: लवकर
• Translator English - Turkish: hızlandırmak
• Translator English - Italian: accelerare
• Translator English - Polish: Spieszę
• Translator English - Ukrainian: прискорити
• Translator English - Romanian: grăbi
• Translator English - Greek: σπεύδουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gou
• Translator English - Swedish: skyndar
• Translator English - Norwegian: skynde

10 QUOTES WITH «HASTEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hasten.

1

Aeschylus

And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain.

2

Paul Allen

In my own work, I've tried to anticipate what's coming over the horizon, to hasten its arrival, and to apply it to people's lives in a meaningful way.

3

Saint Augustine

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

4

Augustus

Hasten slowly.

5

Pierre Beaumarchais

I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.

6

Janos Bolyai

Mathematical discoveries, like springtime violets in the woods, have their season which no man can hasten or retard.

7

Jane Byrne

The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs.

8

Leon Foucault

The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadily; and it is not in one's power to either hasten or slow it down.

9

William Lloyd Garrison

The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead.

10

Jane Grey

Although it hath pleased God to hasten my death by you, by whom my life should rather have been lengthened, yet can I patiently take it, that I yield God more hearty thanks for shortening my woeful days.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HASTEN»

Discover the use of hasten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hasten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hasten the Kingdom: Praying the O Antiphons of Advent

This is a perfect Advent book, helping us to quiet our hearts and our souls for the wonders of Christ-mas.

Mary Winifred, 1996

Hasten, O King!: A Woman's Journey Through a ...

This book is recommended for small groups as well as for individuals seeking an easy-to-read yet in-depth Bible study.

Mary Stafford Varnado, 2012

Itamar Makes Friends

Eight year old Itamar lives on a yishuv, small villiage in Israel.

Josh Hasten, 2011

Energy for a Warming World: A Plan to Hasten the Demise of ...

'Energy for a Warming World' challenges the commonplace notion that the amount of power which mankind can potentially harness from renewable resources is more than large enough to assuage future demand levels.By examining the renewable ...

Alan John Sangster, 2010

To Hasten the Homecoming: How Americans Fought World War II ...

The role of the media in supporting World War II at home.

Jordan Baverman, 1996

The Art of Styling Sentences

William Shakespeare, SONNET LX In the first two lines of Sonnet LX, Shakespeare uses a simile comparing the waves of the ocean to the minutes of our life: "Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, / So do our minutes hasten to ...

K. D. Sullivan, 2002

Archaeology 04/05

Within the pages of this volume are interesting, well-illustrated articles by archaeologists, educators, researchers, and writers providing effective and useful perspectives on today's important topics in the study of archaeology.

Linda L Hasten, 2004

The conciliator, a reconcilement of the apparent ...

mcnt appears accelerated, like one descending, in comparison to the time he takes in ascending ; but on this day it was not so, for the sun did not hasten to set ; that is, he did not move with the ordinary velocity, more perceptible on perfect ...

Menasseh b. Israel, Elias Hiram Lindo, 1842

English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...

540. HARSH. HASTEN. be rough when he has it in his power to be so : a friend, or one in the ten- derest relation, only can be harsh. An officer of justice deals roughly with the prisoner hv his charge, to whom he denies every indulgence in a  ...

George Crabb, 1818

The Rock Rabbit and the Rainbow: Laurens Van Der Post Among ...

It was called, Hasten Slowly – the Journey of Sir Laurens van der Post. I was there with fellow co-producer Eva Monley, Laurens' long-time friend and film- collaborator, and Mickey Lemle, the director and producer. Through the lens of Laurens' ...

Robert Hinshaw, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HASTEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hasten is used in the context of the following news items.

The SNP vote on foxhunting will hasten the Union's end - Telegraph

The decision by the SNP to support Labour and oppose an amendment to the foxhunting laws in England and Wales will hasten the end of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Wanda to Form Financial Group to Hasten Shift to e-Finance Empire

Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wanda Commercial Properties, attends a ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange during the debut of the ... «Yibada, Jul 15»

DAP urges BNM to hasten probe into 1MDB | theSundaily

Its national youth chief Teo Kok Seong said BNM should hasten investigations into the funds as the country's reputation is at stake and people ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»

Council measure to hasten landfill's closure is approved

A resolution to expedite the closure of the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill won City Council approval last week at Kapolei Hale. «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jul 15»

House Passes 'Cures' Bill to Hasten Drugs to Market

The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill designed to speed up the development and approval of new ... «Medscape, Jul 15»

House Passes Bill To Hasten New Medical Treatments To Market

A U.S. congressional bill called the 21st Century Cures Act would hasten the process of drug development and has earned broad support by ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»

Indonesia to issue presidential regulation to hasten budget spending

Merdeka.com reports: Indonesian government is preparing a presidential regulation to expedite the budget disbursements. The aim is to lift any ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»

Separate DRRMO sought to hasten response

THE proposed City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) that will be directly under the City Mayor's Office if passed ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»

House passes bill to hasten timber projects in forests

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill Thursday designed to improve the health of national forests by scaling back the environmental ... «SFGate, Jul 15»

Cutting the Islamic State Group Off From Revenue Will Hasten Its …

To hasten its defeat, Iraqi security forces and the international community must exploit this weakness by strangling the group's existing revenue ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»