hastened








verb (used without object)

  1. to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to hasten; accelerate: to hasten someone from a room; to hasten the arrival of a happier time.

verb

  1. (may take an infinitive) to hurry or cause to hurry; rush
  2. (tr) to be anxious (to say something)I hasten to add that we are just good friends
v.

1560s, extended form of haste (v.) with -en (1). Related: Hastened; hastening.

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