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hurry

[ hur-ee, huhr-ee ]

verb (used without object)

hurried, hurrying.
  1. to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up ):

    Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.



verb (used with object)

hurried, hurrying.
  1. to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.

    Synonyms:

  2. to hasten; urge forward (often followed by up ).

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  3. to impel or perform with undue haste:

    to hurry someone into a decision.

noun

plural hurries.
  1. a state of urgency or eagerness:

    to be in a hurry to meet a train.

  2. hurried movement or action; haste.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

    Antonyms:

hurry

/ ˈʌɪ /

verb

  1. introften foll byup to hasten (to do something); rush
  2. troften foll byalong to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. haste
  2. urgency or eagerness
  3. in a hurry informal.
    1. easily

      you won't beat him in a hurry

    2. willingly

      we won't go there again in a hurry

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܰ⾱Բ, adverb
  • ˈܰ⾱Բ, nounadjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܰ۲·Բ· adverb
  • v·ܰ۲ verb overhurried overhurrying
  • ܲ·ܰ۲·Բ adjective
  • un·ܰ۲·Բ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hurry1

First recorded in 1580–90; expressive word of uncertain origin, compare Middle English horyed (attested once) “rushed, impelled,” Middle High German hurren “to move quickly”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hurry1

C16 horyen, probably of imitative origin; compare Middle High German hurren; see scurry
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Synonym Study

See rush 1.
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As the call to prayer rang out in Sagaing last Friday, hundreds of Muslims hurried to the five mosques in central Myanmar.

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“People should know that they can actually wait. They don’t need to be in a hurry to get an attorney,” she said, describing the bombardment from lawyers as a “choose-your-own adventure.”

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In their hurry to flee, Stewart scraped his stomach against the sides of the hole the gang had made in the front wooden door – leaving traces of his DNA.

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“As long as you have some young players that haven’t fully developed but have shown some flashes of talent, they can vault ahead in a hurry,” said Welch, the guy from Reason.

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White families have to see our common interests with families of color and their children and step up — in a hurry.

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