'Hasten' definitions:
Definition of 'hasten'
From: WordNet
verb
Act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate]
verb
Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger]
verb
Speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process" [syn: expedite, hasten]
verb
Definition of 'Hasten'
From: GCIDE
- Hasten \Has"ten\ (h[=a]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hastened (h[=a]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hastening (h[=a]s"'n*[i^]ng).] To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. [1913 Webster]
- I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps. lv. 8. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hasten'
From: GCIDE
- Hasten \Has"ten\, v. i. To move with celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly. [1913 Webster]
- I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. --De Foe. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hasten'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accelerate,
- advance,
- advantage,
- aid,
- barrel,
- bolt,
- boost,
- bundle,
- burn to,
- bustle,
- career,
- chafe,
- chase,
- clear the way,
- conduce to,
- contribute to,
- crack on,
- crowd,
- dart,
- dash,
- dash off,
- dash on,
- dispatch,
- double-time,
- drive on,
- ease,
- encourage,
- expedite,
- explain,
- facilitate,
- favor,
- festinate,
- fleet,
- fling,
- flit,
- fly,
- forward,
- foster,
- fret,
- further,
- fuss,
- gain ground,
- get excited,
- get going,
- get moving,
- grease,
- grease the ways,
- grease the wheels,
- hardly wait,
- haste,
- hasten on,
- help along,
- hie,
- hie on,
- hotfoot,
- hump,
- hump it,
- hurry,
- hurry along,
- hurry on,
- hurry through,
- hurry up,
- hurry-scurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- hustle up,
- impel,
- itch to,
- jump the gun,
- leap,
- lend wings to,
- loose,
- lose no time,
- lubricate,
- make clear,
- make for,
- make haste,
- make way for,
- move,
- move quickly,
- oil,
- open the throttle,
- open the way,
- open up,
- pave the way,
- pick up speed,
- plunge,
- post,
- precipitate,
- prepare the way,
- press,
- press on,
- promote,
- push,
- push forward,
- push on,
- push through,
- put forward,
- put on,
- put on steam,
- quicken,
- race,
- railroad through,
- remove friction,
- rev,
- run,
- run interference for,
- rush,
- rush along,
- rush through,
- scamper,
- scoot,
- scour,
- scramble,
- scud,
- scurry,
- scuttle,
- send,
- set forward,
- shake up,
- shoot,
- simplify,
- skedaddle,
- smooth,
- smooth the way,
- soap the ways,
- speed,
- speed along,
- speed up,
- sprint,
- spur,
- spurt,
- squirm,
- stampede,
- step on it,
- step up,
- stew,
- sweat,
- sweat and stew,
- sweat it out,
- tear,
- unbar,
- unblock,
- unclog,
- unjam,
- urge,
- wait impatiently,
- whip,
- whip along