Haste — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈeɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈeɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈeɪst/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈeɪst/.

Examples

he soon regretted his haste
in his haste to leave he forgot his book
in a hurry to lock the door

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hurriedness precipitation rush rushing hurry hastiness

Parts of Speech

noun	overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) “he soon regretted his haste”
noun	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner “in his haste to leave he forgot his book”
noun	a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry “in a hurry to lock the door”

Word Forms

hasty	adjective	done with very great haste and without due deliberation; - Shakespeare; - Arthur Geddes
hurry	verb	act or move at high speed
hurried	adjective	moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
rush	verb	cause to move fast or to rush or race

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eile

übermäßig eifrige Geschwindigkeit (und möglicherweise Nachlässigkeit)

🇫🇷French

hâte

vitesse trop rapide (et négligence possible)

🇪🇸Spanish

prisa

velocidad excesivamente ansiosa (y posible descuido)

🇮🇹Italian

fretta

velocità eccessivamente ansiosa (e possibile disattenzione)

🇳🇱Dutch

haast

overdreven gretige snelheid (en mogelijke onzorgvuldigheid)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pressa

velocidade excessivamente ansiosa (e possível descuido)

🇷🇺Russian

спешка

чрезмерно быстрая скорость (и возможная невнимательность)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जल्दी

अत्यधिक उत्सुक गति (और संभव लापरवाही)

🇧🇩Bengali

তাড়াতাড়ি

অত্যধিক আগ্রহী গতি (এবং সম্ভাব্য অসাবধানতা)

🇮🇳Tamil

அவசரம்

அதிக ஆர்வமுள்ள வேகம் (மற்றும் சாத்தியமான கவனக்குறைவு)

🇮🇳Telugu

తొందరపాటు

మితిమీరిన ఆత్రుత వేగం (మరియు సాధ్యమైన అజాగ్రత్త)

🇮🇳Marathi

घाई

अती उत्सुक वेग (आणि संभाव्य निष्काळजीपणा)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉતાવળ

વધુ પડતી આતુર ગતિ (અને શક્ય બેદરકારી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆತುರ

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದ ವೇಗ (ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಭವನೀಯ ಅಸಡ್ಡೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിടുക്കം

അമിതമായ ആകാംക്ഷയുള്ള വേഗത (കൂടാതെ സാധ്യമായ അശ്രദ്ധ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਲਦਬਾਜ਼ੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਉਤਸੁਕ ਗਤੀ (ਅਤੇ ਸੰਭਵ ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جلدی

حد سے زیادہ بے چین رفتار (اور ممکنہ لاپرواہی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

匆忙

速度过于急切（以及可能的粗心）

🇯🇵Japanese

急いで

過度のスピード（および不注意の可能性）

🇰🇷Korean

서두름

지나치게 열성적인 속도(및 부주의 가능성)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vội vàng

tốc độ quá háo hức (và có thể bất cẩn)

🇹🇭Thai

รีบเร่ง

ความเร็วที่กระตือรือร้นมากเกินไป (และความประมาทที่เป็นไปได้)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergegas

kecepatan yang terlalu bersemangat (dan kemungkinan kecerobohan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamadali

sobrang sabik na bilis (at posibleng kawalang-ingat)

🇲🇾Malay

tergesa-gesa

kelajuan yang terlalu bersemangat (dan kemungkinan kecuaian)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسرع

سرعة الرغبة المفرطة (والإهمال المحتمل)

🇮🇷Persian

عجله

سرعت بیش از حد مشتاق (و بی احتیاطی احتمالی)

🇹🇷Turkish

acele

aşırı istekli hız (ve olası dikkatsizlik)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְהִירוּת

מהירות נלהבת מדי (ויתכן חוסר זהירות)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'haste'?

The primary meaning of 'haste' is 'overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)'.

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Using 'haste' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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