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We hasten when the bell is about to ring.
What does Hasten mean?
Hasten means to hurry or make something happen sooner.
Dictionary definition
To make something happen sooner, or to move or act quickly.
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Hasten in a sentence
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Warm sunlight can hasten the melting of snow.
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The coach changed the plan to hasten the team's progress without lowering the quality of practice.
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What does hasten mean?
Hasten means to speed up an action or event.
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Which phrase is closest in meaning to hasten?
To hasten something is to speed it up.
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Hasten fits a sentence about making something happen sooner.
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hay · sun · strongest beat: hay
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WordHasten.
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MeaningHasten means to hurry or make something happen sooner.
ExampleExample: We hasten when the bell is about to ring.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- hay · sun
- Strongest beat
- hay
- Ending
- sun
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on hay.
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Hasten word family
Base word
hasten
verb
hastens
Makes something happen sooner now or often.
verb
hastened
Made something happen sooner in the past.
verb
hastening
Making something happen sooner.
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