hurried
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hur·ried
(hûr′ēd, hŭr′-)adj.
1.
a. Moving or acting rapidly.
b. Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed.
2. Done in great haste: a hurried tour.
hur′ried·ly adv.
hur′ried·ness n.
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hurried
(ˈhʌrɪd)adj
performed with great or excessive haste: a hurried visit.
ˈhurriedly adv
ˈhurriedness n
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hur•ried
(ˈhɜr id, ˈhʌr-)adj.
1. moving or working rapidly.
2. done with hurry; hasty.
[1660–70]
hur′ried•ly, adv.
hur′ried•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" unhurried - relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice" |
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hurried
adjective
1. hasty, quick, brief, rushed, short, swift, speedy, precipitate, quickie (informal), breakneck They had a hurried breakfast, then left.
2. rushed, perfunctory, hectic, speedy, superficial, hasty, cursory, slapdash a hurried overnight redrafting of the text
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hurried
adjective1. Happening quickly and without warning:
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Translations
مُتَسَرِّعمُعَجَّل، مُضْطَر على العَجَلَه
samý chvatuspěchaný
blive pressetblive skyndet påforhastet
elsietettsiettetett
flausturslegurneyddur til aî gera í flÿti
plný zhonuunáhlený
aceleye gelmişaceleyle bir işi yapmak durumunda olmaktelâşla yapılmış
hurried
[ˈhʌrɪd] ADJ [footsteps] → apresurado; [visit, meeting] → rápido, cortísimo; [phone call, conversation] → rápidoto eat or have a hurried meal → comer a toda prisa, comer deprisa y corriendo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hurried
[ˈhʌrid] adj [meal] → pris(e) à la hâte; [departure] → précipité(e); [glance, trip, consultation] → très rapide; [work] → fait(e) à la hâteCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hurried
adj → eilig; letter, essay → eilig or hastig geschrieben; ceremony, meeting → hastig durchgeführt; work → in Eile gemacht; (= with little preparation) departure, wedding etc → überstürzt; to have a hurried breakfast → hastig frühstücken; a hurried goodbye → ein hastiger Abschied; to pay somebody a hurried visit → jdm einen hastigen Besuch abstatten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hurried
[ˈhʌrɪd] adj (gen) → affrettato/a; (steps) → frettoloso/a; (work) → fatto/a in frettato eat a hurried meal → buttare giù due bocconi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hurry
(ˈhari) , ((American) ˈhə:ri) verb1. 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.
2. to convey quickly. After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.
noun1. the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly. In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.
2. the need to do something quickly. Is there any hurry for this job?
ˈhurried adjective1. done quickly, often too quickly. This was a very hurried piece of work.
2. (negative unhurried) forced to do something quickly, often too quickly. I hate feeling hurried.
ˈhurriedly adverbin a hurry
1. acting quickly. I did this in a hurry.
2. wishing or needing to act quickly. I'm in a hurry.
3. soon; easily. You won't untie this knot in a hurry.
4. eager. I'm in a hurry to see my new house.
hurry up to (cause to) move quickly. Hurry him up, will you; Do hurry up!
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