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- Dictionaryhurry/ˈhʌri/
verb
- 1. move or act with great haste: "we'd better hurry" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. great haste: "in my hurry to leave I knocked over a pile of books"
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HURRY definition: 1. to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this: 2. the need to move…. Learn more.
The meaning of HURRY is to carry or cause to go with haste. How to use hurry in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hurry.
HURRY definition: 1. to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this: 2. If you are in a…. Learn more.
If you hurry someone to a place or into a situation, you try to make them go to that place or get into that situation quickly.
Definition of hurry verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To hurry is to rush, or to move quickly. If you're late for a movie and you don't want to miss the beginning, you'll have to hurry into the theater, not stopping to buy popcorn.
1. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste: I forgot my gloves in my hurry to catch the bus. See Synonyms at haste. 2. The need or wish to hurry; a condition of urgency: in no hurry to leave. [Possibly Middle English horien, perhaps variant of harien, to harass; see harry.] hur′ri·er n.
Hurry definition: to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up). See examples of HURRY used in a sentence.
n. a state of urgency or eagerness: to be in a hurry to meet a train.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hur‧ry1 /ˈhʌri $ ˈhɜːri/ S3 W3 verb (hurried, hurrying, hurries) 1 [intransitive, transitive] to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time SYN rush If we hurry, we’ll get there in time. I hate having to hurry a meal.
