Meaning of haste | Babel Free
heɪstDefinitions
- Speed; swiftness; dispatch
- A surname from Old French.
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Speed; swiftness; dispatch. uncountable, usually
- Urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence
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Urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence. obsolete, uncountable, usually
- To urge onward; to hasten
- To move with haste
Equivalents
Examples
“We were running late so we finished our meal in haste.”
“The king's business required haste.”
“There was a stampede as the congressmen jumped the banister in their hastes to be the first to sign away their souls.”
“I said in my haste, All men are liars.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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