2d pers. sing. pres. of. Have, contr. of havest.
n.
Shaped like the head of a halberd; triangular, with the basal angles or lobes spreading; as, a hastate leaf.
n.
Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals.
n.
The state of being urged or pressed by business; hurry; urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hasten
v. t.
To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.
v. i.
To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly.
n.
That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it.
adv.
In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly.
adv.
Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly.
adv.
Passionately; impatiently.
n.
The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation; rashness; quickness of temper.
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