Definition of Hasten
Hasten
has·ten
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(verb)
to do something quickly or readily, to be quick in acting, or to urge or encourage someone to be quick in this way;
e.g. If anyone criticizes her, her assistants hasten to defend her.
(verb)
to move in a hurried or hasty way, or to urge or encourage someone to move in this way;
e.g. The bodyguards hasten the actor to his car and shut the doors behind him.
(verb)
to cause something to happen sooner or more quickly than it would otherwise, especially when the thing is undesirable;
e.g. Your foolishness revealed our location and will hasten the arrival of the enemies.
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