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- DictionaryHur·ry/ˈhərē/
verb
- 1. move or act with great haste: "we'd better hurry"
noun
- 1. great haste: "in my hurry to leave I knocked over a pile of books"
[intransitive] to move or act quickly because there is not much time synonym rush. You'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train. We need to hurry or we'll be late for school. hurry to do something The kids hurried to open their presents.
to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this: to hurry away/ home. Please hurry, the train is about to leave. [ + to do sth ] We had to hurry to get there on time. Fewer examples. I heard a crash and hurried into the kitchen. The telephone rang and she hurried to pick it up. He hurried down the corridor.
Apr 26, 2024 · hurry (third-person singular simple present hurries, present participle hurrying, simple past and past participle hurried) ( intransitive) To do things quickly. He's hurrying because he's late. ( intransitive) Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
To hurry is to rush, or to move quickly. If you're late for a movie and you don't want to miss the beginning, you'll have to hurry into the theater, not stopping to buy popcorn. When you're out for a walk and the sun begins to set, you might hurry home before it gets dark — in other words, move rapidly, or in haste.
1. (often foll by: up) to hasten (to do something); rush. 2. (often foll by: along) to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of. n. 3. haste. 4. urgency or eagerness. 5. in a hurry informal. a. easily: you won't beat him in a hurry. b. willingly: we won't go there again in a hurry.
hurry. verb. /ˈhəri/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] to do something more quickly than usual because there is not much time synonym rush You'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train. The kids hurried to open their presents.
5 days ago · 5 meanings: 1. to hasten (to do something); rush 2. to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of 3. haste 4. urgency or.... Click for more definitions.
