hurry

hur·ry  (hûr, hr-)

v. hur·ried, hur·ry·ing, hur·ries

v.intr.

To move or act with speed or haste.

v.tr.

1. To cause to move or act with speed or haste: hurried the children to school.

2. To cause to move or act with undue haste; rush: was hurried into marriage.

3. To speed the progress or completion of; expedite. See Synonyms at speed.

n. pl. hur·ries

1. The act or an instance of hurrying; hastened progress.

2. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste. See Synonyms at haste.

3. The need or wish to hurry; a condition of urgency: in no hurry to leave.

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[Possibly Middle English horien, perhaps variant of harien, to harass; see harry.]

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hurri·er n.

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hurry

Verb

[-ries, -rying, -ried]

1. to move or act or cause to move or act in great haste: the umpires hurried the players off the ground

2. to speed up the completion or progress of: eat a small snack rather than hurry a main meal

Noun

1. haste

2. urgency or eagerness

3. in a hurry Informal

a. easily: striking old guy, not the sort you'd forget in a hurry

b. willingly: he would not ease interest rates again in a hurry [probably imitative]

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Hurry a small load of hay or corn; a confused crowd; a mob, 1620.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hurry - a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door" haste urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
	2.	hurry - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation fastness, swiftness, speed - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, suddenness, precipitousness, abruptness - the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
	3.	hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" rush, rushing, haste movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" bolt, dash - the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" scamper, scurry, scramble - rushing about hastily in an undignified way
Verb	1.	hurry - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" travel rapidly, zip, speed 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" dart, fleet, flit, flutter - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store" whizz along, zoom, zoom along, whizz - move along very quickly
	2.	hurry - act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" festinate, hasten, look sharp, 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"
	3.	hurry - urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" rush urge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

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hurry

verb 1. rush, fly, dash, barrel (along) (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. scurry, scoot, burn rubber (informal) << OPPOSITE dawdle

verb 2. make haste, rush, lose no time, get a move on (informal) step on it (informal) get your skates on (informal)

verb 3. (sometimes with up) speed (up), accelerate, hasten, quicken, hustle, urge, push on, goad, expedite << OPPOSITE slow down

noun 4. rush, haste, speed, urgency, bustle, flurry, commotion, precipitation, quickness, celerity, promptitude << OPPOSITE slowness

Translations

hurry [ˈhʌrɪ] n → prisa

vb (also: hurry up)

vi → apresurarse, darse prisa, apurarse (LAM)

vt [+ person] → dar prisa a [+ work]; apresurar, hacer de prisa;

to be in a hurry → tener prisa, tener apuro (LAM); estar apurado (LAM);

to hurry back/home → darse prisa en volver/volver a casa

hurry along vi → pasar de prisa

hurry away, hurry off vi → irse corriendo

hurry on vi to hurry on to say → apresurarse a decir

hurry up vi → darse prisa, apurarse (LAM)

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hurry [ˈhʌrɪ] n → hâte f, précipitation f

vi → se presser, se dépêcher

vt [+ person] → faire presser, faire se dépêcher [+ work]; presser;

to be in a hurry → être pressé(e);

to do sth in a hurry → faire qch en vitesse;

to hurry in/out → entrer/sortir précipitamment;

to hurry home → se dépêcher de rentrer

hurry along vi → marcher d'un pas pressé

hurry away, hurry off vi → partir précipitamment

hurry up vi → se dépêcher

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hurry [ˈhʌrɪ] n → Eile f

vi → eilen;

(to do sth) → sich beeilen

vt → (zur Eile) antreiben;

(work) → beschleunigen;

to be in a hurry → es eilig haben;

to do sth in a hurry → etw schnell tun;

there's no hurry → es eilt nicht;

what's the hurry? → warum so eilig?;

they hurried to help him → sie eilten ihm zu Hilfe;

to hurry home → nach Hause eilen

hurry along hurry vi → sich beeilen

hurry away hurry vi → schnell weggehen, forteilen

hurry off hurry vi = hurry away

hurry up hurry vt → (zur Eile) antreiben

vi → sich beeilen

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hurry [ˈhʌrɪ] n → fretta

vi → affrettarsi

vt [+ person] → affrettare [+ work]; far in fretta;

to be in a hurry → aver fretta;

to do sth in a hurry → fare qc in fretta;

to hurry in/out → entrare/uscire in fretta;

to hurry back/home → affrettarsi a tornare indietro/a casa

hurry along vi → camminare in fretta

hurry away, hurry off vi → andarsene in fretta

hurry up vi → sbrigarsi

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hurry

v hurry [ˈhari, (American ) ˈhə:ri]

1 to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes. jou haas, gou maak يُسْرِع бързам pospíchat (na) skynde sig; skynde på sich beeilen, drängen βιάζομαι, κάνω κπ. να βιαστεί darse prisa (intransitivo); meter prisa (transitivo); aligerar, acelerar kiirustama عجله كردن kiirehtiä, hoputtaa se dépêcher לְמַהֵר जल्दी करना požuriti siet menyuruh cepat flÿta (sér), hraða (sér) sbrigarsi 急ぐ 서두르(게 하)다 skubinti, skubėti []steigties; steidzināt menggesa-gesakan haasten skynde seg, skynde på, haste śpieszyć się, przynaglać apressar(-se) a se grăbi торопить(ся) ponáhľať sa; naháňať (koho) pohiteti; priganjati požurivati skynda sig (på), jäkta, stressa รีบ acele et(tir)mek, çabuk olmak 趕快，催促 поспішати; квапитися تیزي سے کام کرنا thúc giục 赶快，催促

2 to convey quickly After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital. jaag يَنْقُل بِسُرْعَه изпращам бързо urychleně dopravit haste eilig bringen μεταφέρω βιαστικά llevar deprisa/a toda prisa/urgentemente kiiresti toimetama زود رساندن viedä kiireesti transporter d'urgence לְהַעֲבִיר בִּמהִירוּת शीघ्रता से भेजना naglo otpremiti, odvesti sietve beszállít melarikan senda/flytja í skyndingu (trasportare d'urgenza) 急いで送る 서둘러 나르다 skubiai nugabenti/pasiųsti steidzoši nogādāt dikejarkan snel brengen føre bort i en fart pośpiesznie przywieźć, dostarczyć levar à pressa a transporta de urgenţă спешно увозить urýchlene dopraviť hitro prepeljati žurno odvesti snabbt föra เร่งรีบ aceleyle götürmek 急運 швидко відправляти جلدی سے جانا یا لے جانا vội vã 急运

n

1 the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm. haas, haastigheid تَسَرُّع бързане spěch hast die Hast βιάση, φούρια prisa rutt عجله hoppu hâte חִיפָּזוֹן, מְהִירוּת बहुत जल्दबाजी žurba, hitnja sietség ketergesa-gesaan flÿtir; óðagot fretta 大急ぎ 서두름 skubėjimas steiga tergesa-gesa haast hast(verk), fart, travelhet pośpiech pressa grabă спешка náhlivosť, chvat naglica žurba brådska ความรีบร้อน acele, telâş 匆忙 квапливість; поспішність پھرتی sự vội vàng 匆忙

2 the need to do something quickly Is there any hurry for this job? haas سُرْعَه، عَجَلَه бързина spěch hast die Eile βιασύνη prisa, urgencia kiire شتاب kiire se presser nécessité de דְחִיפוּת जल्दी की आवश्यकता žurba sürgősség keperluan mendesak sem liggur á fretta, urgenza 急ぐ必要 서두를 이유[] skuba, skubotumas steiga perlu cepat haast (brå)hast pośpiech pressa (motiv de) grabă спешка zhon, časová tieseň potreba po naglici žurba brådska ความรีบเร่ง hızlandırmak, çabuklaştırmak 急切需要 необхідність поспішати جلدی hối hả 急切需要

adj hurried

1 done quickly, often too quickly This was a very hurried piece of work. gejaag مُتَسَرِّع направен набързо uspěchaný forhastet eilig βιαστικός apresurado, hecho deprisa kiiruga tehtud عجولانه hosuen tehty à la hâte fait חפוּז त्वरित žuran, hitan, navrat-nanos elsietett dilakukan tergesa-gesa flausturslegur affrettato 大急ぎの (일 등이) 날린 skubotas steidzams; steidzīgs dibuat dengan terlalu cepat haastig hastig, oppjaget pośpieszny apressado (făcut) în grabă спешный unáhlený prenagljen zbrzan brådstörtad, hast[] ที่รีบร้อน aceleye gelmiş, telâşla yapılmış 匆促的 поспішний تیزی سے کیا گیا vội vàng 匆促的

2 (negativeunhurried) forced to do something quickly, often too quickly I hate feeling hurried. gejaag مُعَجَّل، مُضْطَر على العَجَلَه накаран да бърза samý chvat blive skyndet på; blive presset gehetzt που πρέπει να βιαστεί apremiado tagant torgitud شتاب زده kiireinen bousculé נִמהָר požuren siettetett diburu-buru neyddur til að gera í flÿti di fretta せきたてられた 서두르는, 재촉받은 skubinamas steidzināts digesa melakukan sesuatu dengan cepat gehaast forkavet, oppjaget popędzany pressionado grăbit вынужденный торопиться plný zhonu, uponáhľaný (biti) priganjan zbrzan påskyndad, jäktad ถูกบังคับให้เร่งรีบ aceleyle bir işi yapmak durumunda olmak 慌忙的 той, кого підганяють جلدبازی کرنا bị thúc giục 慌忙的

adv hurriedly

gejaag بِتَسَرُّع набързо chvatně hastigt; skyndsomt eilig βιαστικά con prisa, apresuradamente rutakalt بطورعجولانه kiireellisesti à la hâte בְּחִיפָּזוֹן जल्दी से naglo, žurno sietősen, gyorsan dengan tergesa-gesa flausturslega di fretta せきたてられて 매우 급하게 skubiai steidzami; steidzoši dengan tergesa-gesa gehaast hastig, forkavet, oppjaget w pośpiechu apressadamente în grabă спешно unáhlene naglo zbrzano påskyndat อย่างรีบร้อน aceleyle, telâşla 急忙地 поспішно پھرتی سے một cách vội vàng 急忙地

in a hurry

1 acting quickly I did this in a hurry. vinnig بِسُرْعَه، بِعَجَلَه набързо ve spěchu hurtigt; i en fart in Eile βιαστικά deprisa, rápidamente, apresuradamente rutates با عجله kiireessä à la hâte מְמַהֵר शीघ्रता से u žurbi sietve dengan tergesa-gesa í hvelli, í snatri di fretta 急いで 서둘러, 급히 skubėdamas, skubant steigā tergesa-gesa met spoed rask, hastig w pośpiechu com pressa în grabă второпях v zhone v naglici u žurbi i all hast, skyndsamt เร่งรีบ aceleyle, telâş içinde 匆忙 похапцем جلدبازی میں hối hả 匆忙

2 wishing or needing to act quickly I'm in a hurry. haastig في عَجَلَةٍ من أمْرِه бързащ tísněný časem have travlt in Eile βιαστικός, που επείγεται (tener) prisa, (estar/ir) con prisa kiire عجله داشتن kiireinen pressé מְמַהֵר उत्सुक नहीं žuri mi se siet(ésben) tergesa-gesa sem liggur á di fretta 急いでいる 서둘러야 하는 skubantis steigā hendak cepat haast hebben (ha det) travelt śpieszyć się com pressa grăbit в спешке ponáhľať sa muditi se u žurbi [] bråttom ที่กำลังรีบ acele içinde, telâş içinde 趕緊 той, що поспішає جلدی میں đang vội 赶紧

3 soon; easily You won't untie this knot in a hurry. gou بِسُهولَه، بِسُرْعَه лесно rychle hurtigt; med lethed einfach γρήγορα, εύκολα rápidamente, fácilmente ülepeakaela به آسانی käden käänteessä rapidement בִּמהִירוּת शीघ्र brzo, lako egyhamar cepat í hvelli facilmente たやすく 쉽게 greitai, lengvai viegli; ātri semudah itu zo gauw, zo gemakkelijk snart, lett(vint) łatwo tão cedo (prea) uşor скоро; с лёгкостью rýchlo hitro na brzinu i brådrasket, i första taget โดยง่าย acele, çabuk 很快地，容易地 легко آسانی سے ، پھٹاپھٹ sớm 很快地，容易地

4 eager I'm in a hurry to see my new house. gretig مُتَشَوِّق، مُسْتَعْجِل желаещ netrpělivý ivrig eilig ανυπόμονος impaciente/ansioso (por), deseando läbematu مشتاق innokas impatient (de) מְמַהֵר अनिच्छुक nestrpljivo išcekivati ég a vágytól, hogy tidak sabar sem liggur á impaziente ～したがって ...하고 싶어 nekantraujantis labprāt ingin segera staan te popelen som gleder seg voldsomt, ivrig śpieszyć się com pressa nerăbdător не терпится netrpezlivý, nedočkavý neučakan jedva čekati angelägen กระหายใคร่รู้ istekli, hevesli 急切地 нетерплячий مشتاق sốt ruột 急切地

hurry up

to (cause to) move quickly Hurry him up, will you; Do hurry up! maak gou يُسْرِع، يُعَجِّل побързай popohnat; spěchat sætte fart i beeile dich! κάνω γρήγορα apresurar, meter prisa; apresurarse, aligerar, darse prisa kiirustama, kähku tegema عجله کردن hoputtaa, pitää kiirettä se dépêcher מַהֵר! जल्दी से požuriti (se) siet(tet) bergerak cepat flÿta (sér); flÿttu þér! sbrigarsi 急ぐ 서두르다 paskubinti, paskubėti pasteigties; pasteidzināt gesa seseorang agar cepat opschieten! skynde seg, få opp farten pogonić, pośpieszyć się despachar(-se) a (se) grăbi поторопи(сь) posúriť; ponáhľať sa priganjati; pohiteti požurivati skynda på เร่งรีบ acele etmek, çabuk olmak 趕緊 підганяйте (кого)!, поспішайте! جلدی کرو nhanh lên 赶紧