Festinate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

act or move at high speed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛstᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛstɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛstɪnˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɛstᵻnˌeɪt/.

Examples

We have to rush!
hurry--it's late!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hasten rush look sharp hurry

Parts of Speech

verb	act or move at high speed “We have to rush!”

Word Forms

rush	noun	a sudden burst of activity
rusher	noun	a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously
rushing	noun	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
hurry	noun	overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
festination	noun	involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

festinieren

mit hoher Geschwindigkeit agieren oder sich bewegen

🇫🇷French

festiner

agir ou se déplacer à grande vitesse

🇪🇸Spanish

festinar

actuar o moverse a gran velocidad

🇮🇹Italian

festinato

agire o muoversi ad alta velocità

🇳🇱Dutch

feesten

handelen of bewegen met hoge snelheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

festinar

agir ou mover-se em alta velocidade

🇷🇺Russian

фестонировать

действовать или двигаться на высокой скорости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्सव मनाना

तेज़ गति से कार्य करना या चलना

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্সব করা

উচ্চ গতিতে কাজ করুন বা সরান

🇮🇳Tamil

விருந்து

அதிக வேகத்தில் செயல்படவும் அல்லது நகரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పండుగ

అధిక వేగంతో పని చేయండి లేదా కదలండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्सव

उच्च वेगाने कार्य करा किंवा हलवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સવ

ઉચ્ચ ઝડપે કાર્ય કરો અથવા ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೆಸ್ಟಿನೇಟ್

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವೇಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚಲಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫെസ്റ്റിനേറ്റ്

ഉയർന്ന വേഗതയിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਉਹਾਰ

ਤੇਜ਼ ਰਫਤਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تہوار

تیز رفتاری سے کام کریں یا حرکت کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂欢

高速行动或移动

🇯🇵Japanese

祝う

高速で行動または移動する

🇰🇷Korean

축제를 벌이다

빠른 속도로 행동하거나 움직이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiệc tùng

hành động hoặc di chuyển ở tốc độ cao

🇹🇭Thai

เฉลิมฉลอง

กระทำหรือเคลื่อนที่ด้วยความเร็วสูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berpesta

bertindak atau bergerak dengan kecepatan tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

magdiwang

kumilos o kumilos nang napakabilis

🇲🇾Malay

berpesta

bertindak atau bergerak pada kelajuan tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احتفالي

التصرف أو التحرك بسرعة عالية

🇮🇷Persian

جشن گرفتن

با سرعت زیاد عمل کنید یا حرکت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

bayram etmek

yüksek hızda hareket edin veya hareket edin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחגוג

לפעול או לנוע במהירות גבוהה

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