hasten

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

has·ten [hasten hastens hastened hastening] BrE [ˈheɪsn] NAmE [ˈheɪsn] verb
1. intransitive ~ to do sth to say or do sth without delay
•She saw his frown and hastened to explain.
•He has been described as a ‘charmless bore’— not by me, I hasten to add.
2. transitive ~ sth (formal)to make sth happen sooner or more quickly
•The treatment she received may, in fact, have hastened her death.
•News of the scandal certainly hastened his departure from office.
3. intransitive + adv./prep. (literary)to go or move somewhere quickly
Syn: ↑hurry
•We hastened back to Rome.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: extended form of ↑haste, on the pattern of verbs in ↑-en.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  induce, stimulate, rush, expedite, hurry, look sharp, festinate