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hastening definition

hastening


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hasten 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  hasten 
 
  Sense  2 
  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  =>  barge,  thrust  ahead,  push  forward 
  =>  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck 
  =>  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hasten 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  hasten 
 
  Sense  2 
  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  =>  barge,  thrust  ahead,  push  forward 
  =>  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck 
  =>  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot 
  =>  plunge 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  hasten 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  hasten 
 
  4  senses  of  hasten 
 
  Sense  1 
  rush,  hasten,  hurry,  look  sharp 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  3 
  expedite,  hasten 
  =>  help,  assist,  aid 
 
  Sense  4 
  induce,  stimulate,  rush,  hasten 
  =>  effect,  effectuate,  bring  about  set  up 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  hasten 
 
  hasten  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  hasten 
 
  Sense  1 
  rush,  hasten,  hurry,  look  sharp 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  expedite,  hasten 
  =>  help,  assist,  aid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  induce,  stimulate,  rush,  hasten 
  =>  effect,  effectuate,  bring  about  set  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  hastening 
  chastening 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hasten 
 
  The  verb  hasten  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  rush,  hasten,  hurry,  look  sharp  --  (act  or  move  at  high  speed;  "We  have  to  rush!") 
  2.  (6)  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along  --  (step  on  it  "He  rushed  down  the  hall  to  receive  his  guests";  "The  cars  raced  down  the  street") 
  3.  (2)  expedite,  hasten  --  (speed  up  the  progress  of  facilitate;  "This  should  expedite  the  process") 
  4.  (1)  induce,  stimulate,  rush,  hasten  --  (of  bodily  processes  such  as  fever,  illness,  etc.) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  hastening 
 
  The  adj  hastening  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  hastening  --  (proceeding  quickly  or  in  haste;  "to  hastening  ills  a  prey"-  Oliver  Goldsmith) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  hastening 
 
  1  sense  of  hastening 
 
  Sense  1 
  hastening 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  fast)  ->  slow 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  hastening 
 
  1  sense  of  hastening 
 
  Sense  1 
  hastening 
  =>  fast  (vs.  slow) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  hastening 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  hastening 
 
  hastening  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  hastening 
  hastening 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hasten 
 
  The  verb  hasten  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  rush,  hasten,  hurry,  look  sharp  --  (act  or  move  at  high  speed;  "We  have  to  rush!") 
  2.  (6)  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along  --  (step  on  it  "He  rushed  down  the  hall  to  receive  his  guests";  "The  cars  raced  down  the  street") 
  3.  (2)  expedite,  hasten  --  (speed  up  the  progress  of  facilitate;  "This  should  expedite  the  process") 
  4.  (1)  induce,  stimulate,  rush,  hasten  --  (of  bodily  processes  such  as  fever,  illness,  etc.) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  hastening 
 
  The  adj  hastening  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  hastening  --  (proceeding  quickly  or  in  haste;  "to  hastening  ills  a  prey"-  Oliver  Goldsmith) 



hastening definition