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Guilt always hurries towards its complement, punishment; only there does its satisfaction lie.
Lawrence Durrell

Meaning of "hurries" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HURRIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HURRIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hurries 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 hurries in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HURRIES

PRESENT

Present
I hurry
you hurry
he/she/it hurries
we hurry
you hurry
they hurry
Present continuous
I am hurrying
you are hurrying
he/she/it is hurrying
we are hurrying
you are hurrying
they are hurrying
Present perfect
I have hurried
you have hurried
he/she/it has hurried
we have hurried
you have hurried
they have hurried
Present perfect continuous
I have been hurrying
you have been hurrying
he/she/it has been hurrying
we have been hurrying
you have been hurrying
they have been hurrying
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 hurried
you hurried
he/she/it hurried
we hurried
you hurried
they hurried
Past continuous
I was hurrying
you were hurrying
he/she/it was hurrying
we were hurrying
you were hurrying
they were hurrying
Past perfect
I had hurried
you had hurried
he/she/it had hurried
we had hurried
you had hurried
they had hurried
Past perfect continuous
I had been hurrying
you had been hurrying
he/she/it had been hurrying
we had been hurrying
you had been hurrying
they had been hurrying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hurry
you will hurry
he/she/it will hurry
we will hurry
you will hurry
they will hurry
Future continuous
I will be hurrying
you will be hurrying
he/she/it will be hurrying
we will be hurrying
you will be hurrying
they will be hurrying
Future perfect
I will have hurried
you will have hurried
he/she/it will have hurried
we will have hurried
you will have hurried
they will have hurried
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hurrying
you will have been hurrying
he/she/it will have been hurrying
we will have been hurrying
you will have been hurrying
they will have been hurrying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hurries
you would hurries
he/she/it would hurries
we would hurries
you would hurries
they would hurries
Conditional continuous
I would be hurrying
you would be hurrying
he/she/it would be hurrying
we would be hurrying
you would be hurrying
they would be hurrying
Conditional perfect
I would have hurries
you would have hurries
he/she/it would have hurries
we would have hurries
you would have hurries
they would have hurries
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hurrying
you would have been hurrying
he/she/it would have been hurrying
we would have been hurrying
you would have been hurrying
they would have been hurrying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hurry
we let´s hurry
you hurry
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hurry
Past participle
hurried
Present Participle
hurrying
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HURRIES

hurrah
hurray
hurricane
hurricane deck
hurricane lamp
hurricane season
hurricane warning
hurricane-force wind
hurried
hurriedly
hurriedness
hurrier
hurry
hurry-scurry
hurrying
hurryingly
hurst
Hurstmonceux
hurt
hurter

WORDS THAT END LIKE HURRIES

accessories
berries
blackberries
blueberries
carries
cherries
cranberries
curries
elderberries
ferries
flurries
harries
lorries
marries
mulberries
no worries
quarries
raspberries
remarries
strawberries
worries

Synonyms and antonyms of hurries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HURRIES»

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

Translation of «hurries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HURRIES

Find out the translation of hurries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hurries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hurries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赶紧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

se apresura
570 millions of speakers

English

hurries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दौड़ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يهرع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спешит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apressa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hurries
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépêche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tergesa-gesa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eilt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

急いで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

를 업고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hurries
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vội vã
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரைந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Hurries
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koşar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affretta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spieszy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поспішає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grăbește
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπεύδει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skyndar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skynder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hurries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HURRIES»

The term «hurries» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HURRIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hurries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hurries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hurries

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «HURRIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hurries.
1
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.
2
Howard Dietz
Time hurries by, we're here and gone.
3
Lawrence Durrell
Guilt always hurries towards its complement, punishment; only there does its satisfaction lie.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HURRIES»

Discover the use of hurries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hurries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Before Life Hurries On
Here are light-hearted meditations for a frenzied world, complemented with brief descriptions of the thoughts or experiences that lie behind each piece.
‎1999
2
Victoire: A Novel
He hurries to be a boy ; he hurries to be a man ; he hurries to be rich ; ho h unies into the grave." " Can't you hurry and keep in the crowd, Signor ?" "N0,n0, no. I feel different. I want not to hurry. God does not hurry. The American says : ' My life  ...
‎1864
3
NOT ONLY THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED
He hurries from the cancerridden woman so gifted of piety and so lacking in love. He hurries to his favourite parishioner's home from where he can hear his coffee- shop colleague, Devasi, calling for his wife. It is a home from which Father Paul ...
Mridula Koshy, 2013
4
Sodom Five Ancient Cities
He rises to his feet and hurries toward his tent, excited over the experience. Abram enters his tent with his face aglow with enthusiasm, and he sees Sarai who works to prepare a meal. “Sarai, I have seen Elohim the God family between the ...
Paul Justice, 2010
5
Death and Dying Encounter Spirituals
I heard from heaven today Jesus is the son of David David is the son of Abraham My weary soul hurries home I heard from heaven today The Christ-child born in Bethlehem Sets tormented souls free My weary soul hurries home I heard from ...
Tessie R. Simmons
6
Five Screenplays
OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL MoGlnty emerges and hurries PAST US, B-16 EXT. OF A LIBRARY McGinty hurries in. B-17 EXT. OF A FIRE STATION McGinty hurries out . B-18 EXT. OF A TURKISH BATH McGinty hurries in. B-19 EXT. OF A POLICE ...
Preston Sturges, Brian Henderson, 1985
7
Elynia
A man hurries past, his heart pumping out the clanging shackles of his bones. Drip. Drip. Down. Down. Fear is etched upon his ashenface. The invasion comes, and he has nowhere to hide. He plunges deeper and deeper into the dark and ...
David Belczyk, 2011
8
Ingenious Ireland: A County-by-County Exploration of the ...
The Coalisland canal is in three sections and these are linked, not by the usual locks, but by a simpler and cheaper arrangement of dry slopes or hurries. The coal was transported in barrows on canal barges, and at the end of each stretch of ...
Mary Mulvihill, 2003
9
Graham's Illustrated Magazine of Literature, Romance, Art, ...
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George R. Graham, Edgar Allan Poe, 1838
10
The Family Magazine
Arranged for ihc- Mpnni»h Day has gone down on the Bal - tic's broad bil - - - low, Eve - ning has sigh'd her lut I to the lone wil - low aigVd her last to the lone wil - low: Night hurries on, night hurries on, earth and o - cetnto co - - -ver, Night ...
‎1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HURRIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hurries is used in the context of the following news items.
1
D'Brickashaw Ferguson's durability has a price for Jets | New York …
He allowed just one sack and 27 quarterback hurries, according to the site, but received a poor run blocking grade. According to PFF, he was ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
This sleeping giant will emerge for the Cowboys in 2015 | FOX Sports
Digging a little deeper, Crawford was credited with 37 additional quarterback hits and hurries, according to Pro Football Focus. Entering his ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Peyton Manning: Is Broncos quarterback bound to regress in 2015 …
Manning runs a quick play-action to C.J. Anderson, and hurries a throw to Demaryius​ Thomas that's picked off by cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick ... «SI.com, Jul 15»
4
This sleeping giant will emerge for the Giants in 2015 | FOX Sports
Through just 231 defensive snaps, he racked up six sacks, 12 quarterback hits, 13 quarterback hurries and two batted passes, according to Pro ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Man's head grazed by bullet inside Manhattan diner | New York Post
With his food still on the counter, the suspect hurries to the back and off camera as he appears to pull something from his waistband. He then ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
6
Georgia Bulldogs say 'it's time' to break through, win the SEC title …
Jenkins had five sacks and 24 quarterback hurries last season, while Leonard Floyd, a likely first-round pick in 2016, had six sacks while ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Chris Rogers' minimalist manner produces maximum damage | The …
Rogers hurries between the wickets, above, but his batting style is far more unfussy. It was an approach that brought success yesterday, as he ... «The Times, Jul 15»
8
Tulane football 2015: Get to know Oct. 3 opponent Central Florida …
Defensive player to know: Fifth-year senior Thomas Niles led UCF in sacks with 7.5 and quarterback hurries with 11 in 2014. Series history: ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
9
Ex-Avon star Elijah Daniel lands at FCS school after Auburn dismissal
A junior-to-be, Daniel started two games last season for the Tigers and shared the team lead with 17 quarterback hurries. He was a five-star ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
10
Huskers DT Collins listed as top 50 player in CFB | FOX Sports
He recorded 14 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks and 13 quarterback hurries in 13 games." If Collins lives up to the preseason hype, he will be a ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

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