hasten

/ˈheɪsən/ verb

Translation

› [T] to make something happen faster than usual

hızlandırmak, çabuklaştırmak

18651605

hasten to do sth › to hurry to do or say something

hemen/vakit kaybetmeden yapmak; çabucak yapmak

I was not, I hasten to add, the only male there.1605

(Definition of hasten verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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