HASTENED

Verb

hastened

simple past tense and past participle of hasten

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HASTEN

Has"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hastened; p. pr. & vb. n. Hastening.]

Definition: To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. Ps. lv. 8.

Has"ten, v. i.

Definition: To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly. I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. D

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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