"hasten" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈheɪ.sən/ [UK, US] Audio: En-us-hasten.ogg [US] Forms: hastens [present, singular, third-person], hastening [participle, present], hastened [participle, past], hastened [past]
Rhymes: -eɪsən Etymology: Originally intransitive, from haste + -en (verbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|haste|en|id2=inchoative|pos2=verbal suffix}} haste + -en (verbal suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hasten (third-person singular simple present hastens, present participle hastening, simple past and past participle hastened)
  1. (intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Gaits Synonyms (move in a quick fashion): dart Translations (to move in a quick fashion): σπεύδω (speúdō) (Ancient Greek), tələsmək (Azerbaijani), бързам (bǎrzam) (Bulgarian), движа се бързо (dviža se bǎrzo) (Bulgarian), haasten (Dutch), rapidi (Esperanto), kiirehtää (Finnish), se dépêcher (French), se hâter (French), bulir (Galician), hasten (German), sich beeilen (German), eilen (German), siet (Hungarian), affrettarsi (Italian), sbrigarsi (Italian), celerō (Latin), accelerō (Latin), festīnō (Latin), correr (Portuguese), chanchay (Quechua), спеши́ть (spešítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поспеши́ть (pospešítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), торопи́ться (toropítʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), поторопи́ться (potoropítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), रंहति (raṃhati) (Sanskrit), poponáhľať sa (Slovak), náhliť sa (Slovak), correr (Spanish), jäkta (Swedish), hasta (Swedish), skynda (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hasten-en-verb-bl8s0SKa Disambiguation of Gaits: 56 16 28 Disambiguation of 'move in a quick fashion': 71 15 14 Disambiguation of 'to move in a quick fashion': 73 14 13
  2. (transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker. Tags: transitive Synonyms (speed up): accelerate Translations (to make someone/something speed up): ускорявам (uskorjavam) (Bulgarian), dali (Cebuano), bespoedigen (Dutch), verhaasten (Dutch), akceli (Esperanto), rapidigi (Esperanto), kiirehtiä (Finnish), hâter (French), presser (French), beschleunigen (German), siettet (Hungarian), gyorsít (Hungarian), luathaigh (Irish), affrettare (Italian), accelero (Latin), celero (Latin), whakaoma (Maori), przyspieszać (english: a process) [imperfective] (Polish), przyspieszyć (english: a process) [perfective] (Polish), popędzać (english: a person or an animal) [imperfective] (Polish), acelerar (Portuguese), apressar (Portuguese), торопи́ть (toropítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поторопи́ть (potoropítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), urýchliť (Slovak), posúriť (Slovak), acelerar (Spanish), skynda på (Swedish), jäkta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hasten-en-verb-trYeuXZ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 56 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 57 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 53 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 20 48 32 Disambiguation of 'speed up': 1 95 4 Disambiguation of 'to make someone/something speed up': 0 97 3
  3. (transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier. Tags: transitive Synonyms (cause a scheduled event to happen earlier): hurry Translations (to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier): забързвам (zabǎrzvam) (Bulgarian), vervroegen (Dutch), akceli (Esperanto), plifruigi (Esperanto), vorverlegen (German), vorziehen (German), anticipare (Italian), anticipo (Latin), przesunąć na wcześniejszy termin [perfective] (Polish), przyspieszyć [perfective] (Polish), adiantar (Portuguese), anticipiovať (Slovak), precipitar (Spanish), anticipar (Spanish), adelantar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hasten-en-verb-xagMqvJJ Disambiguation of 'cause a scheduled event to happen earlier': 1 6 93 Disambiguation of 'to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier': 0 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: race, move quickly, quicken, speed up, rush, zoom Derived forms: hastener Related terms: haste

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "tələsmək"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bǎrzam",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "бързам"
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        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dviža se bǎrzo",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "движа се бързо"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "haasten"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "rapidi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "kiirehtää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "se dépêcher"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "se hâter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "bulir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "hasten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "sich beeilen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "eilen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "speúdō",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "σπεύδω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "siet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "affrettarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "sbrigarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "celerō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "accelerō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "festīnō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "correr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "chanchay"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "spešítʹ",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "спеши́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pospešítʹ",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
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          "word": "поспеши́ть"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "toropítʹsja",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
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          ],
          "word": "торопи́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "potoropítʹsja",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "поторопи́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "raṃhati",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "रंहति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "poponáhľať sa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "náhliť sa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "correr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "jäkta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "hasta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 14 13",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
          "word": "skynda"
        }
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          "kind": "other",
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        "To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker."
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          "_dis1": "1 95 4",
          "sense": "speed up",
          "word": "accelerate"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "uskorjavam",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "ускорявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "dali"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "bespoedigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "verhaasten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "akceli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "rapidigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "kiirehtiä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "hâter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "presser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "beschleunigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "siettet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "gyorsít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "luathaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "affrettare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "accelero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "celero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "whakaoma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "english": "a process",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "przyspieszać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "english": "a process",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "przyspieszyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "english": "a person or an animal",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "popędzać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "acelerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "apressar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "toropítʹ",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "торопи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "potoropítʹ",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "поторопи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "urýchliť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "posúriť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "acelerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "skynda på"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
          "word": "jäkta"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 96",
          "text": "The decision to hasten completion of the electrification of London Midland Region main lines from Euston to the north and the subsequent diversion of some traffic to the Western Region in order to allow the engineers fuller track occupation, have focused attention on the two main routes between London, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Bradley Simpson, Economists with Guns, page 7",
          "text": "[…]and prescribed policies and packages of military, economic and technical assistance to hasten their inevitable march toward development and modernity.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier."
      ],
      "id": "en-hasten-en-verb-xagMqvJJ",
      "links": [
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          "scheduled",
          "scheduled"
        ],
        [
          "earlier",
          "earlier"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 6 93",
          "sense": "cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "hurry"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zabǎrzvam",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "забързвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "vervroegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "akceli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "plifruigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "vorverlegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "vorziehen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "anticipare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "anticipo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "przesunąć na wcześniejszy termin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "przyspieszyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "adiantar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "anticipiovať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "precipitar"
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          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
          "word": "anticipar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 94",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
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        }
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
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          "text": "The decision to hasten completion of the electrification of London Midland Region main lines from Euston to the north and the subsequent diversion of some traffic to the Western Region in order to allow the engineers fuller track occupation, have focused attention on the two main routes between London, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2008, Bradley Simpson, Economists with Guns, page 7",
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      "sense": "move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "dart"
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    {
      "word": "race"
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    {
      "word": "move quickly"
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    {
      "sense": "speed up",
      "word": "accelerate"
    },
    {
      "word": "quicken"
    },
    {
      "word": "speed up"
    },
    {
      "sense": "cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "hurry"
    },
    {
      "word": "rush"
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    {
      "word": "zoom"
    }
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "tələsmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bǎrzam",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "бързам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dviža se bǎrzo",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "движа се бързо"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "haasten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "rapidi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "kiirehtää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "se dépêcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "se hâter"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "bulir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "hasten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "sich beeilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "eilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "speúdō",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "σπεύδω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "siet"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "affrettarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "sbrigarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "celerō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "accelerō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "festīnō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "correr"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "chanchay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spešítʹ",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "спеши́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pospešítʹ",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поспеши́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "toropítʹsja",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "торопи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "potoropítʹsja",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поторопи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "raṃhati",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "रंहति"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "poponáhľať sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "náhliť sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "correr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "jäkta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "hasta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to move in a quick fashion",
      "word": "skynda"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uskorjavam",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "ускорявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "dali"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "bespoedigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "verhaasten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "akceli"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "rapidigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "kiirehtiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "hâter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "presser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "beschleunigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "siettet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "gyorsít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "luathaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "affrettare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "accelero"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "celero"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "whakaoma"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "a process",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "przyspieszać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "a process",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przyspieszyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "a person or an animal",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "popędzać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "acelerar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "apressar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "toropítʹ",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "торопи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "potoropítʹ",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поторопи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "urýchliť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "posúriť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "acelerar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "skynda på"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make someone/something speed up",
      "word": "jäkta"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zabǎrzvam",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "забързвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "vervroegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "akceli"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "plifruigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "vorverlegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "vorziehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "anticipare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "anticipo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przesunąć na wcześniejszy termin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przyspieszyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "adiantar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "anticipiovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "precipitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "anticipar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier",
      "word": "adelantar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hasten"
}

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