hasten

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++has·ten /ˈheɪsən/ verb formal  1  [transitive]CAUSE to make something happen faster or sooner 加速，加紧 Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter. 那个冬天异常寒冷，所以他们提前走了。2  [intransitive]FAST/QUICK to do or say something quickly or without delay 抢着，急忙，赶快 SYN hurryhasten to do something I hastened to assure her that there was no danger. 我赶紧向她保证不会有什么危险。3  I hasten to add formal EXPLAINused when you realize that what you have said may not have been understood correctly 我得赶紧补充说〔用于生怕别人误解的时候〕 an exhausting course, which, I hasten to add, was also great fun 一门让人学得筋疲力尽的课程，不过我得赶紧补充一句，也是非常有趣的4. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literaryGO to go somewhere quickly 赶往→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

hasten• She hastened back into the corridor and slammed the door.• Change is hastened by the Reform Bill.• The agency hoped to hasten the approval process for new drugs.• The cilia in the respiratory tract hasten the exit from the body of possibly harmful foreign material.• I hasten to add that she was a business acquaintance, not a friend.• I have read from cover to cover with great interest, and now hasten to enclose my subscription.• Following his instruction, his party hastened to the windows.• There a servant hastened to them with water in a golden ewer which she poured over their fingers into a silver bowl.• We hastened toward shelter.hasten to do something• I hasten to add that she was a business acquaintance, not a friend.• Many of them built up vast fortunes under my father's regime, illegal fortunes, I hasten to add.• Metaphorically speaking, I hasten to add.• This was not part of the display, i hasten to add!• Holy-o hastened to agree that it was.• But they hasten to point out that many spend them taking their charges to exotic educational destinations.• Nine-thirty to ten-thirty, stroll in St James's Park, having, I hasten to say, changed out of my uniform.• The page hastened to serve Alexei, his face expressionless.• Barbara hastened to tell him that she was all right.

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hasten
has‧ten /ˈheɪsən/ verb formal
1. [transitive] to make something happen faster or sooner:
    Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter.
2. [intransitive] to do or say something quickly or without delay
   SYN  hurry
    hasten to do something
    I hastened to assure her that there was no danger.
3. I hasten to add used when you realize that what you have said may not have been understood correctly:
    an exhausting course, which, I hasten to add, was also great fun
4. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to go somewhere quickly
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ rush to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere soon: He was rushing out of his office in order to go to a meeting. | There’s no need to rush - we have plenty of time.
   ▪ hurry to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time: People hurried into stores to escape the rain. | You ll have to hurry or we 'll be late for breakfast | I hurried through the rest of my workout and showered as quickly as I could.
   ▪ race to go somewhere as fast as you can: She raced downstairs to tell her mother. | He raced back to his car and called for help.
   ▪ tear to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry: I saw two boys tearing across the field towards the tree. | He tore down the stairs and out of the house. | They tore out of the building.
   ▪ dash to run somewhere very fast, especially only a short distance: Bob dashed across the road to his friend’s house. | Her heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door. | I dashed outside to try to rescue the unfortunate creature.
   ▪ hustle American English informal to hurry when you are doing something or going somewhere: You better hustle or you’re going to miss the school bus.
   ▪ hasten literary to hurry somewhere, especially because you need to do something: Suddenly frightened, she hastened back to where her friends were standing. | She took a deep breath and then hastened after him.

has·tenBrE /ˈheɪsn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈheɪsn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they hasten BrE /ˈheɪsn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈheɪsn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it hastens BrE /ˈheɪsnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈheɪsnz/ 🔊past simple hastened BrE /ˈheɪsnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈheɪsnd/ 🔊past participle hastened BrE /ˈheɪsnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈheɪsnd/ 🔊 -ing form hastening BrE /ˈheɪsnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈheɪsnɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ to do sth to say or do sth without delay 急忙进行；赶紧说（或做）◆She saw his frown and hastened to explain. 看到他皱起眉头，她赶紧解释。🔊🔊◆He has been described as a 'charmless bore'—not by me, I hasten to add. 他被说成是 “无聊的啰嗦鬼”。不是我说的，我赶忙加了一句。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sth (formal) to make sth happen sooner or more quickly 促进；使加快◆The treatment she received may, in fact, have hastened her death. 实际上，她所接受的治疗可能加快了她的死亡。🔊🔊◆News of the scandal certainly hastened his departure from office. 这一丑闻肯定加速了他的离任。🔊🔊 [intransitive] + adv./prep. (literary) to go or move somewhere quickly 赶往（某地） SYN hurry