hasten

hasten
hasten [{{t}}'heɪsən]
1 transitive verb
(a) (speed up → event, decline) précipiter, hâter;
the accident hastened his death l'accident précipita ou accéléra sa mort;
stress can hasten the ageing process le stress peut accélérer le vieillissement
(b) (urge on → person) presser;
we were hastened along a corridor on nous a entraînés précipitamment dans un couloir
(c) (say quickly)
she hastened to assure us that all would be well elle s'empressa de nous assurer que tout irait bien;
it wasn't me, I hasten to add ce n'était pas moi, je vous assure
2 intransitive verb
{{}}literary{{}} (verb of movement)
to hasten away partir à la hâte, se hâter de partir;
to hasten back revenir à la hâte, se dépêcher de revenir

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