HASTED HASTEN, verb transitive To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate movement. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. Psalms 55:1. HASTE HASTEN, verb intransitive To move with celerity; to be rapid in motion; to be speedy or quick. They were troubled and hasted away. Psalms 48:5.
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