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has·ten  (hsn)

v. has·tened, has·ten·ing, has·tens

v.intr.

To move or act swiftly.

v.tr.

1. To cause to hurry.

2. To speed up; accelerate: fanned the wet paint to hasten drying. See Synonyms at speed.

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hasten [ˈheɪs^ən]

vb

1. (may take an infinitive) to hurry or cause to hurry; rush

2. (tr) to be anxious (to say something) I hasten to add that we are just good friends

hastener  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hasten - act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" festinate, look sharp, hurry, rush act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	2.	hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" barge, push forward, thrust ahead - push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
	3.	hasten - speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process" expedite aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
	4.	hasten - cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" induce, stimulate, rush effect, effectuate, set up - produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"

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hasten

verb

1. hurry (up), speed (up), advance, urge, step up (informal), accelerate, press, dispatch, precipitate, quicken, push forward, expedite He may hasten the collapse of his own country.
hurry (up) slow, delay, slow down, hinder, retard, impede, decelerate

2. rush, run, race, fly, speed, tear (along), dash, hurry (up), barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), sprint, bolt, beetle, scuttle, scurry, haste, burn rubber (informal), step on it (informal), make haste, get your skates on (informal) He hastened along the landing to her room.
rush creep, crawl, dawdle, move slowly

Translations

hasten [ˈheɪsn]

A. VT [+ process] → acelerar; [+ sb's end, downfall] → precipitar
to hasten sb's departure → acelerar la partida or marcha de algn
to hasten one's steps → apretar el paso
to hasten death → precipitar or adelantar la muerte

B. VI → apresurarse, darse prisa
to hasten to do sth → apresurarse a hacer algo
I hasten to add that → me apresuro a añadir que ...
she hastened to assure me that nothing was wrong → se apresuró a asegurarme que no pasaba nada

hasten away VI + ADV → marcharse precipitadamente (from de)

hasten back VI + ADV → volver con toda prisa

hasten on VI + ADV → seguir adelante con toda prisa

hasten [ˈheɪs^ən]

vt [+ process] → accélérer, précipiter; [+ sb's death] → précipiter

vi → se hâter, s'empresser
to hasten to do sth → s'empresser de faire qch
to hasten to say sth → s'empresser de dire qch
I hasten to add that ... → je m'empresse d'ajouter que ...

hasten

vi → sich beeilen; he hastened to add that … → er fügte schnell hinzu dass …, er beeilte sich hinzuzufügen, dass …; I hasten to add that … → ich muss allerdings hinzufügen, dass …; she hastened down the stairs → sie eilte or hastete die Treppe hinunter

vt → beschleunigen; the strain of office hastened his death → die Belastung seines Amtes trug zu seinem vorzeitigen Tod bei; to hasten somebody’s departure → jdn zum Aufbruch drängen

hasten [ˈheɪsn]

1. vt (growth) → accelerare; (steps) → affrettare, accelerare
to hasten sb's departure → affrettare la partenza di qn

2. vi to hasten (to do sth) → affrettarsi (a fare qc)
I hasten to add that ... → mi preme aggiungere che...

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hasten [ˈheɪsn]

1. vt (growth) → accelerare; (steps) → affrettare, accelerare
to hasten sb's departure → affrettare la partenza di qn

2. vi to hasten (to do sth) → affrettarsi (a fare qc)
I hasten to add that ... → mi preme aggiungere che...