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hurry
[ hur-ee, huhr-ee ]
verb (used without object)
- 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)
- to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
Synonyms:
- to hasten; urge forward (often followed by up ).
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- to impel or perform with undue haste:
to hurry someone into a decision.
noun
- a state of urgency or eagerness:
to be in a hurry to meet a train.
- hurried movement or action; haste.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
hurry
/ ˈʌɪ /
verb
- introften foll byup to hasten (to do something); rush
- troften foll byalong to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of
noun
- haste
- urgency or eagerness
- in a hurry informal.
- easily
you won't beat him in a hurry
- willingly
we won't go there again in a hurry
Derived Forms
- ˈܰ⾱Բ, adverb
- ˈܰ⾱Բ, nounadjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܰ۲·Բ· adverb
- v·ܰ۲ verb overhurried overhurrying
- ܲ·ܰ۲·Բ adjective
- un·ܰ۲·Բ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hurry1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hurry1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
As the call to prayer rang out in Sagaing last Friday, hundreds of Muslims hurried to the five mosques in central Myanmar.
“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.”
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.
“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.
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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