haste

haste
01. In our [haste] to leave for our camping trip, we actually forgot to bring our tent.
02. Don't do things so [hastily] or you'll make a lot of mistakes.
03. I think I was being a bit [hasty] when I told you I wasn't interested in the job because now I think it might be a good idea.
04. The President has tried to [hasten] passage of the bill through the House.
05. If we have to make a [hasty] exit, we'll just slip out the back door.
06. We had a [hasty] meal, and then left for the party.
07. Hannah kissed him [hastily] on the cheek, and left without saying a word.
08. You'd better make [haste] if you want to get to the show on time.
09. In her [haste] to catch her bus, she forgot her homework at home.
10. Don't make a [hasty] decision. Take your time and think about it.
11. They were bored at the party so they made a [hasty] departure.
12. Don't make a [hasty] decision; take your time, and think about it.
13. There is an old expression which observes that [haste] makes waste.
14. There is a Brazilian proverb which observes that [haste] is the mother of imperfection.
15. Henri Amiel once remarked, "Life is short. Be swift to love! Make [haste] to be kind!"
16. My father always told me not to be [hasty] when I do my homework.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • hasté — hasté …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • haste — n Haste, hurry, speed, expedition, dispatch are comparable when meaning quickness or swiftness in movement or in action. Haste implies quickness or swiftness in persons rather than in machines, vehicles, or methods of transportation; thus, a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • hasté — hasté, ée [ aste ] adj. • 1789; de hast ♦ Bot. Qui a la forme d un fer de lance. Feuilles hastées. ● haste nom féminin (latin hasta) Lance dont étaient dotés dans la légion les triarii. ● haste …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • haste — hasté, ée [ aste ] adj. • 1789; de hast ♦ Bot. Qui a la forme d un fer de lance. Feuilles hastées. ● haste nom féminin (latin hasta) Lance dont étaient dotés dans la légion les triarii. ● haste (homonymes) nom féminin ( …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • haste — HASTE. s. f. (L H s aspire.) Precipitation, promptitude. La haste, la grande haste avec laquelle il fait toutes choses, est cause qu il ne fait jamais rien d achevé. L usage le plus ordinaire de ce mot est, ou de se construire avec le verbe Avoir …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Haste — (h[=a]st), n. [OE. hast; akin to D. haast, G., Dan., Sw., & OFries. hast, cf. OF. haste, F. h[^a]te (of German origin); all perh. fr. the root of E. hate in a earlier sense of, to pursue. See {Hate}.] 1. Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • haste — 1. (ha st ) s. f. 1°   Terme d antiquité. Longue lance. 2°   Terme de numismatique. Javelot sans fer ou sceptre long, qui est l attribut des divinités bienfaisantes. 3°   Terme d épigraphie. La barre verticale dans les F, les P, les R, etc. Les… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • haste — [heıst] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Frenc] 1.) great speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time = ↑hurry ▪ I soon regretted my haste. in your haste to do sth ▪ In his haste to leave, he forgot his briefcase. 2.) in …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • haste — [ heıst ] noun uncount FORMAL great speed in doing something because of limited time: in someone s haste to do something: In my haste to escape, I tripped over a fallen branch. haste makes waste used for saying that if you do something too… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • haste — [hāst] n. [ME < OFr < Frank * haist, violence, akin to OE hæst < IE base * k̑eibh , quick, violent > Sans s̍ibham, quick] 1. the act of hurrying; quickness of motion; rapidity 2. the act of hurrying carelessly or recklessly [haste… …   English World dictionary

  • Haste — Haste, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Hasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hasting}.] [OE. hasten; akin to G. hasten, D. haasten, Dan. haste, Sw. hasta, OF. haster, F. h[^a]ter. See {Haste}, n.] To hasten; to hurry. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] I ll haste the writer …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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