haste

CEFRB2

/heɪst/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Great speed, often causing careless mistakes.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To urge onward; to hasten.

Examples

  • Make haste, and you will be in time.

  • Make haste, or you will be late.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence.

  2. Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To move with haste.

More examples

In context

  • We were running late so we finished our meal in haste.

  • There was a stampede as the congressmen jumped the banister in their hastes to be the first to sign away their souls.

  • The king's business required haste.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Blend of Middle English hasten (verb), (compare Dutch haasten, German hasten, Danish haste, Swedish hasta (“to hasten, rush”)) and Middle English hast (“haste”, noun), from Old French haste (whence French hâte), from Old Frankish *hai(f)st (“violence”), from Proto-Germanic *haifstiz (“struggle, conflict”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyp- (“to ridicule, mock, anger”). Akin to Old Frisian hāst, hāste (“haste”), Old English hǣst (“violence”), Old English hǣste (“violent, impetuous, vehement”, adjective), Old Norse heift /heipt (“feud”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (haifsts, “rivalry”). Cognate with German heftig (“vehement”) and Danish heftig (“vehement”).