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hasten

/ˈheɪsən/ /ˈheɪsən/
verb Regular verbhasten hastened
Formal
  1. 1 acele etmek
  2. 2 hızlandırmak

Definition (English)

  1. To do or say something quickly or without delay.
  2. To make something happen sooner or more quickly.

Example Sentences

  1. He hastened to leave.
    Ayrılmak için acele etti.
  2. She hastened to explain that it was only a joke.
    Bunun sadece bir şaka olduğunu açıklamakta acele etti.
  3. Stress can hasten aging.
    Stres yaşlanmayı hızlandırabilir.
  4. The cold weather hastened the end of the harvest.
    Soğuk hava hasadın sona ermesini hızlandırdı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base hasten
/ˈheɪsən/
Past hastened
/ˈheɪsənd/
Participle hastened
/ˈheɪsənd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edhasten → hastened

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. hastened /ˈheɪsənd/

Synonyms

hurryspeed upaccelerateexpedite

Antonyms

delayslow down

Collocations

hasten the processhasten actionhasten arrivalhasten decisionhasten recoveryhasten response

Related Words

timespeedactionmovementurgencydeadline