hasten
part of speech
verb (hasten, hastens, hastened, hastening) — (formal)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) To make something happen sooner or faster. tree →
2) (formal) To go or do something quickly; to hurry. tree →
3) «hasten to add/say»: quickly say something to stop a wrong idea. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Abraham's hastening to feed his guests is held up by the rabbis as an example of welcoming strangers with eagerness. In the primary lessons: In stories and formal writing: «She hastened home», «Rain hastened the end of the game». «I hasten to add» is used to correct a wrong impression quickly.
examples
- Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. (Torah GEN.44.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And she said: 'Drink, my lord'; and she hastened, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. (Torah GEN.24.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said: 'Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.' (Torah GEN.18.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- But Thou, O LORD, be not far off; O Thou my strength, hasten to help me. (Writings PSA.22.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Nobles shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands unto God. (Writings PSA.68.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- The smallest shall become a thousand, and the least a mighty nation; I the LORD will hasten it in its time. (Prophets ISA.60.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- She hastened to the door. tree →
- Cold weather hastened the leaves' fall. tree →
- He hastened to explain that it was an accident. tree →
- The storm hastened their journey home. tree →
- I hasten to add that nobody was hurt. tree →
- They hastened across the bridge. tree →
- Hasten home to your dear mother." tree →
note
Silent t: HAY-sen. Formal; everyday: «hurry», «speed up». From «haste» (hurry).
In the corpora
- Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
- The smallest shall become a thousand, and the least a mighty nation; I the LORD will hasten it in its time.
- But Thou, O LORD, be not far off; O Thou my strength, hasten to help me.
- Nobles shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands unto God.
- A man that is laden with the blood of any person shall hasten his steps unto the pit; none will support him.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «hasten» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.