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haste
(hāst)n.
1. Rapidity of action or motion: the haste with which she climbed the stairs.
2. Rash or headlong action; precipitateness: forgot the tickets in their haste to catch the train.
intr. & tr.v. hast·ed, hast·ing, hastes Archaic
Idiom: To hasten or cause to hasten.
make haste
To move or act swiftly; hurry.
[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
Synonyms: haste, celerity, dispatch, expedition, hurry, speed
These nouns denote rapidity or promptness of movement or activity: left the room in haste; a train moving with great celerity; advanced with all possible dispatch; finished the project with remarkable expedition so as to meet the deadline; was in a hurry to get home; driving with excessive speed.
These nouns denote rapidity or promptness of movement or activity: left the room in haste; a train moving with great celerity; advanced with all possible dispatch; finished the project with remarkable expedition so as to meet the deadline; was in a hurry to get home; driving with excessive speed.
Antonym: deliberation
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haste
(heɪst)n
1. speed, esp in an action; swiftness; rapidity
2. the act of hurrying in a careless or rash manner
3. a necessity for hurrying; urgency
4. make haste to hurry; rush
vb
a poetic word for hasten
[C14: from Old French haste, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse heifst hate, Old English hǣst strife, Old High German heisti powerful]
ˈhasteful adj
ˈhastefully adv
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haste
(heɪst)n.
1. swiftness of motion; speed.
2. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste makes waste.
3. urgent need of quick action; a hurry.
v.i., v.t. 4. Archaic. to hasten.
Idioms: make haste, to hasten; hurry.
[1250–1300; < Old French < Germanic; akin to Old Frisian hāste, Old English hæst violence, Old Norse heifst hatred]
haste′ful, adj.
haste′ful•ly, adv.
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haste
Past participle: hasted
Gerund: hasting
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| Noun | 1. | haste - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" fastness, swiftness, speed - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, suddenness, precipitousness, abruptness - the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning |
| 2. |  haste - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" | |
| 3. |  haste - a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity |
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haste
noun speed, rapidity, urgency, expedition, dispatch, velocity, alacrity, quickness, swiftness, briskness, nimbleness, fleetness, celerity, promptitude, rapidness Authorities appear to be moving with haste against the three dissidents.
speed slowness, sluggishness
speed slowness, sluggishness
in haste hastily, rashly, too quickly, impetuously Don't act in haste or be hot-headed.
make haste (Old-fashioned) hurry (up), speed up, hasten, get a move on (informal), get your skates on (informal) Simon was under orders to make haste.
Proverbs
"More haste, less speed"
"Make haste slowly (Latin festina lente)"
"More haste, less speed"
"Make haste slowly (Latin festina lente)"
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haste
noun1. Rapidness of movement or activity:
2. Careless headlong action:
To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
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Translations
سُرْعَه، تَسَرُّع
spěch
hasthastværk
flÿtir
karšto būdopaskubintiskubėdamasskubėjimasskubotai
steiga
naglica
aceletelâş
haste
[heɪst] N → prisa f, apuro m (LAm)to do sth in haste → hacer algo precipitadamente or de prisa
to make haste → darse prisa, apurarse (LAm)
to make haste to do sth → apresurarse a hacer algo
more haste less speed; make haste slowly → vísteme despacio que tengo prisa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
haste
[ˈheɪst] n → hâte f, précipitation fin haste → à la hâte, précipitamment
in his haste, he ... → dans sa hâte, il ...
in his haste to leave, he ... → dans sa hâte de partir, il ...
to make haste (old-fashioned) → se hâter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
haste
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
haste
[heɪst] n → fretta, premurato make haste → sbrigarsi, affrettarsi
more haste less speed (Proverb) → presto e bene raro avviene
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
haste
(heist) noun (too much) speed. Your work shows signs of haste – there are too many mistakes in it.
hasten (ˈheisn) verb1. to (cause to) move with speed. He hastened towards me; We must hasten the preparations.
2. to do at once. He hastened to add an explanation.
ˈhasty adjective1. done etc in a hurry. a hasty snack.
2. acting or done with too much speed and without thought. She is too hasty – she should think carefully before making such an important decision; a hasty decision.
3. easily made angry. a hasty temper.
ˈhastily adverbˈhastiness noun
in haste
in a hurry; quickly. I am writing in haste before leaving for the airport.
make haste to hurry.
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