hasten

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈheɪsən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈheɪsən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hā′sən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hasten⇒ vi (hurry)apresurarse⇒ v prnl
  (AmL)apurarse⇒ v prnl
 It was late, so Tom hastened home.
 Tom se apresuró para llegar al trabajo a tiempo.
hasten to do [sth] v expr (hurry)apresurarse para v prnl + prep
  (AmL)apurarse para v prnl + prep
 Jenna hastened to finish her work.
 Jenna se apresuró para terminar su trabajo.
hasten [sth]⇒ vtr (make come sooner)adelantar⇒ vtr
  apurar⇒ vtr
 Rachel was so eager for her birthday that she went to bed at 8 to hasten the arrival of her special day.
 Rachel tenía tantas ganas de que llegase su cumpleaños que se fue a la cama a las 8 para adelantar la llegada de su día especial.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
hasten to add v expr (say to reassure)apresurarse a decir, apresurarse a añadir loc verb
  tener que decir, desear añadir loc verb
  ni decir tiene expr
 That was a joke, I hasten to add.
 Eso fue un chiste, me apresuro a decir.
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'hasten' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
accelerate - advance - hurry - precipitate
Spanish:
precipitar - acelerar

Collocations: I hasten to [add, say], hasten his (own) [end, death, demise], hastened [down the road, out of town], more...

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