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- Dictionaryhasten/ˈheɪsn/
verb
- 1. be quick to do something: "he hastened to refute the assertion"
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HASTEN definition: 1. to make something happen sooner or more quickly: 2. If you hasten to do something, you quickly…. Learn more.
The meaning of HASTEN is to move or act quickly. How to use hasten in a sentence.
Hasten definition: to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry. See examples of HASTEN used in a sentence.
If you hasten an event or process, often an unpleasant one, you make it happen faster or sooner.
The verb hasten means to move at a high speed. If you hasten to your room, no one will know that you came in late. Hasten comes from the word haste, which means "excessive speed or urgency." The words hurry and hasten are synonyms.
1. To cause to move or act swiftly: The guard hastened him out of the room. 2. To cause to happen sooner than otherwise would be the case: negotiations that hastened the end of the war. 3. To speed up; accelerate: fanned the wet paint to hasten drying. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
[transitive] hasten something (formal) to make something happen sooner or more quickly. The treatment she received may, in fact, have hastened her death. News of the scandal certainly hastened his departure from office.
HASTEN definition: 1. to make something happen faster than usual 2. to hurry to do or say something: . Learn more.
verb. hastened, hastening, hastens. To move or act swiftly; hurry. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to move or act swiftly. The guard hastened him out of the room. American Heritage. To cause to be or come faster; speed up; accelerate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of hasten verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
