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Hasten vs Urgent - What's the difference?

hasten | urgent |

As a noun hasten

is .

As an adjective urgent is

requiring immediate attention.

hasten

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To move in a quick fashion.
  • To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
  • * Bible, Psalms lv. 8
    • I would hasten my escape from the windy storm.
  • * 2008 , Bradley Simpson, Economists with Guns , page 7:
    • [...] and prescribed policies and packages of military, economic and technical assistance to hasten their inevitable march toward development and modernity.
  • To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

    • Synonyms

    * rush * hurry * See also * (speed up) accelerate

    Derived terms

    * hastener

    Related terms

    * haste

    Anagrams

    * * * English ergative verbs ----

    urgent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Requiring immediate attention.
    • An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

    Synonyms

    * pressing * needly

    Derived terms

    * urgently * urgency

    Related terms

    * urge

    Anagrams

    * ----