Definition of 'hurry'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense hurries
, present participle hurrying
, past tense, past participle hurried
2. verb
Mrs Hardie hurried to make up for her tactlessness by asking her guest about his
holiday. [VERB to-infinitive]
3. singular noun [usu in a N, oft NOUN to-infinitive]
5. verb
6.
See there's no hurry
7.
See in no hurry
Phrasal verbs:
See hurry along
See hurry up
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hurry in British English
verbWord forms: -ries, -rying, -ried
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Derived forms
hurrying (ˈhurrying) noun, adjective
hurryingly (ˈhurryingly)
adverb
Word origin
C16 horyen, probably of imitative origin; compare Middle High German hurren; see scurryWord Frequency
hurry in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhurried or ˈhurrying
1.
2.
to cause to occur or be done more rapidly or too rapidly; accelerate the preparation or completion of; urge on
3.
to urge or cause to act soon or too soon
verb intransitive
4.
to move or act with haste; move faster than is comfortable or natural
noun
5.
a hurrying or being hurried; rush; urgency
6.
eagerness to do, act, go, etc. quickly
SIMILAR WORDS: haste
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Derived forms
hurrier (ˈhurrier)
noun
Word Frequency
hurry in American English
(ˈhɜːri, ˈhʌri) (verb -ried, -rying, noun plural -ries)
intransitive verb
1. (often fol. by up)
to move, proceed, or act with haste
Hurry, or we'll be late
Hurry up, it's starting to rain
noun
SYNONYMS 1. See rush1. 2. hasten. 3. accelerate, quicken; expedite, hustle. 6. celerity; expedition, dispatch; speed, quickness; bustle, ado.ANTONYMS 3. delay, slow. 6. deliberation.5.
a state of urgency or eagerness
to be in a hurry to meet a train
6.
hurried movement or action; haste
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Derived forms
hurryingly adverb
Word origin
[1580–90; expressive word of uncert. orig., cf. ME horyed (attested once) rushed, impelled, MHG hurren to move quickly]Examples of 'hurry' in a sentence
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hurry
British English: hurry
/ˈhʌrɪ/ NOUN
If you are in a hurryto do something, you need or want to do something quickly. If you do something in ahurry, you do it quickly or suddenly.
She was in a hurry to grow up, eager for knowledge and experience.
- American English: hurry /ˈhɜri, hʌr-/
- Arabic: عَجَلَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: pressa
- Chinese: 匆忙
- Croatian: žurba
- Czech: spěch
- Danish: hast
- Dutch: haast
- European Spanish: prisa
- Finnish: kiire
- French: empressement
- German: Eile
- Greek: βιασύνη
- Italian: fretta
- Japanese: 大急ぎ
- Korean: 서두름
- Norwegian: hastverk
- Polish: pośpiech
- European Portuguese: pressa
- Romanian: grabă
- Russian: спешка
- Latin American Spanish: prisa
- Swedish: brådska
- Thai: ความเร่งรีบ
- Turkish: acele
- Ukrainian: поспіх
- Vietnamese: sự vội vàng
British English: hurry
/ˈhʌrɪ/ VERB
If you hurry somewhere, you go there quickly.
Everyone hurried to find a seat.
- American English: hurry /ˈhɜri, hʌr-/
- Arabic: يُسْرِعُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: apressar
- Chinese: 赶紧
- Croatian: žuriti
- Czech: spěchat
- Danish: skynde (sig)
- Dutch: haasten
- European Spanish: darse prisa
- Finnish: kiirehtiä
- French: se dépêcher
- German: eilen
- Greek: βιάζομαι
- Italian: affrettarsi
- Japanese: 急ぐ
- Korean: 서두르다
- Norwegian: haste
- Polish: pośpieszyć się
- European Portuguese: apressar
- Romanian: a grăbi
- Russian: спешить
- Latin American Spanish: apresurarse
- Swedish: skynda (sig)
- Thai: เร่งรีบ
- Turkish: acele etmek
- Ukrainian: поспішати
- Vietnamese: vội vàng
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