Definition of haste Haste

/hejˈst/ - [heyst] - haste

We found 15 definitions of haste from 6 different sources.

What does haste mean?

Noun Plural: hastes
haste - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
		hurry, rush, rushing
		move, motion, movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
		dash, bolt a quick run
haste - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
		hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
		swiftness, fastness, speed the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
haste - a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
		hurry
		urgency pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"

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haste (n.)
Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals.
haste (n.)
The state of being urged or pressed by business; hurry; urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence.
haste (n.)
To hasten; to hurry.

haste
hāst, n. speed, quickness, a hurry: rashness: vehemence.—vs.t. Haste, Hasten (hās′n), to put to speed: to hurry on: to drive forward.—vs.i. to move with speed: to be in a hurry:—pr.p. hāst′ing, hastening (hās′ning); pa.p. hāst′ed, hastened (hās′nd).—n. Hast′ener.—adv. Hast′ily.—n. Hast′iness, hurry: rashness: irritability.—adj. Hast′y, speedy: quick: rash: eager: passionate.—n. Hast′y-pudd′ing, flour, milk, or oatmeal and water porridge.—adj. Hast′y-wit′ted, rash.—Make haste, to hasten. [O. Fr. haste (Fr. hâte), from Teut.; cf. A.S. hǽst, Dut. haast, Ger. hast.]

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haste in sign language