hurry
🇺🇸
/ˈhɜːri/
🇬🇧
/ˈhʌri/
verb
B1
to do something fast because time is short
We need to hurry to catch the bus.
B1
to go somewhere quickly
She had to hurry to the meeting.
B2
to make someone do something faster
Don't let anyone hurry you into a decision.
R
to finish something quickly
The paperwork was hurried through without proper review.
R
to do something too fast
Enjoy your food - don't hurry your meal.
noun
R
the feeling of needing to do something quickly
There's no hurry to finish this task today.
translation
to do something fast because time is short; to go somewhere quickly; to make someone do something faster; to finish something quickly; to do something too fast
the feeling of needing to do something quickly
Word Forms
Past
hurried
Progressive
hurrying
3rd Present
hurries
Perfect
hurried
Plural
hurries