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HASTEN

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hasten verb A. tranzitiv

1. a grăbi, a zori, a da zor; a înteţi, a accelera.

2. (tehn.) a accelera (ritmul unui proces tehnologic, ritmul funcţionării unei maşini).

hasten verb B. intranzitiv

1. a se grăbi, a-i da zor, a se înteţi, a se accelera.

2. (tehn.) (despre o maşină) a-şi accelera ritmul.

3. to hasten away a pleca în grabă;

to hasten back a reveni în grabă;

to hasten down a coborî în viteză;

to hasten forward a se precipita, a se arunca înainte;

to hasten in a intra în grabă;

to hasten out a ieşi repede;

to hasten up (to smb.) a veni în grabă (spre cineva).

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

A wild scream of fear and anguish hastened them.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

I now hasten to the more moving part of my story.

(Frankenstein, de Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Some strange creature was evidently near me, but nothing could be seen, so I hastened more rapidly upon my way.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Jane!" called a voice, and I hastened down.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

"Oh, no, no!" he hastened to cry.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

“We are braver,” I hastened to say.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

With these brief directions, the two old soldiers strode off together, while Alleyne hastened to get all in order for their journey.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

On the following morning he hastened to Rosings to pay his respects.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

The station-master had not finished his speech before we were all hastening in the direction of the fire.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Perhaps I had best say a few words first, said the vicar, and then you can judge if you will listen to the details from Mr. Tregennis, or whether we should not hasten at once to the scene of this mysterious affair.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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