hasten

/ˈheɪ.sən/

Translation

v [t]

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⇨ precipitar

Events hastened the president's decision to visit the country

Los hechos precipitaron la decisión de la presidenta de visitar aquel país

⇨ acelerar

v [i]

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⇨ apresurarse

He hastened to add that he was sorry

Se apresuró a decir que lo sentía

■ constr. to hasten + to do sth

(Definition of hasten vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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