Vocabulary
Hasten
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
be quick to do something.
Urdu meaning
جلدی کرنا، عجلت بازی کرنا، دوڑنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- This trend may hasten as the key new dynasts, Crown Princess Maryam and Crown Prince Bilawal, seemingly lack the guile needed for patronage politics.
- However, he does hasten to emphasise that this was his personal opinion and nothing more.
- However, he does hasten to emphasise that this was his personal opinion and nothing more.
- Nonetheless, I would hasten to add, the issue is far more complex than just a question of age.
- This development so alarmed the Biden administration that it urged Washington to hasten plans to pursue a `grand bargain` in the Middle East.
Synonyms
hurry, go fast, go quickly, make haste, hurtle, dash, dart, race, rush, fly, flash.
Curator example
“he hastened to refute the assertion”
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