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Meaning of hasten – Learner’s Dictionary

hasten
verb
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/ˈheɪsən/ us
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to make something happen faster than usual
hasten to do sth
to hurry to do or say something:
I was not, I hasten to add, the only male there.

(Definition of hasten from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of hasten

in Chinese (Traditional)
加快，加緊, 趕快，趕緊（做）, 急忙說（或澄清）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
加快，加紧, 赶快，赶紧（做）, 急忙说（或澄清）…
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in Spanish
acelerar, adelantar, apresurarse…
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in Portuguese
apressar, correr, apressar(-se)…
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hızlandırmak, çabuklaştırmak, acele etmek…
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(se) hâter, s’empresser (de)…
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haasten…
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pospíchat, uspíšit, pospíšit si…
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skynde sig, fremskynde…
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mempercepat, segera…
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รีบเร่ง, กระทำโดยฉับพลัน…
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vội vã, hấp tấp…
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przyspieszać, poganiać, śpieszyć się…
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skynda, ila, påskynda…
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bergegas, segera…
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eilen, beschleunigen, sich beeilen…
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skynde seg, fram-/påskynde, ile…
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прискорювати, поспішати, квапитися…
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ускорять…
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