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to hurry
01
to move or do something very quickly, particularly because of a lack of time
Intransitive: to hurry | to hurry somewhere
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
movement verb
regular
present tense
hurry
3rd person singular
hurries
present participle
hurrying
past simple
hurried
past participle
hurried
Examples
Realizing he was late for the meeting, John hurried to the conference room.
02
to prompt or induce speed or quick movement
Transitive: to hurry sb
Ditransitive: to hurry sb to do sth
Examples
The boss hurried the team to complete the project before the deadline.
Hurry
01
a state of urgency or rush, often caused by a need to complete a task quickly or reach a destination within a limited timeframe
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
hurries
02
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
03
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Lexical Tree
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