MEANING
To move or act quickly, or cause an event to occur sooner.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- hasten to explain
- hasten a departure
On the page
He hastened to explain the missing signature.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- hasten
- Past tense
- hastened
- Past participle
- hastened
- Present participle
- hastening
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- hasten
- Present continuous
- am/is/are hastening
- Present perfect
- have/has hastened
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been hastening
- Past
- hastened
- Past continuous
- was/were hastening
- Past perfect
- had hastened
- Past perfect continuous
- had been hastening
- Future
- will hasten
- Future continuous
- will be hastening
- Future perfect
- will have hastened
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been hastening
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: hasten; hastens; hastened; hastened; hastening Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character, dialogue. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: hastens.
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