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Meaning of haste in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /heɪst/

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  1. Noun

    haste

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French haste (noun), haster (verb), of Germanic origin

    Definitions

    1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

    Examples

    • « he soon regretted his haste »

    Derived terms

    • festinate
    • hasten
    • hurry
    • look sharp
    • rush
  2. 2. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

    Examples

    • « in his haste to leave he forgot his book »

    Derived terms

    • belt along
    • bucket along
    • cannonball along
    • festinate
    • hasten
    • hie
    • hotfoot
    • hurry
    • look sharp
    • pelt along
    • race
    • rush
    • rush along
    • speed
    • travel rapidly
    • zip
  3. 3. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

    Examples

    • « in a hurry to lock the door »

    Derived terms

    • hurry
    • rush

Famous quotes

  • « Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay falsehood by haste and uncertainty. »
    Tacitus
  • « Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner it's off the better. »
    Horatio Nelson
  • « Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude. »
    Francois de La Rochefoucauld
  • « Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him. »
    Aeschylus
  • « Let us not, in the eagerness of our haste to educate, forget all the ends of education. »
    William Godwin

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