hasten : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hasten	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for hasten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hasten v act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" Synonym(s): rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" Synonym(s): rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it Antonym(s): dawdle, linger speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process" Synonym(s): expedite, hasten cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" Synonym(s): induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hasten \Has"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hastened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hastening}.] To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps. lv. 8.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hasten \Has"ten\, v. i. To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly. I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. --D[?] Foe.