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51haste — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hǣst violence Date: 14th century 1. rapidity of motion ; swiftness 2. rash or headlong action ; precipitateness < the beauty of speed uncontaminated by… …
52Haste — Infobox Ort in Deutschland Wappen = Wappen Haste.png lat deg = 52 |lat min = 22 lon deg = 9 |lon min = 23 Lageplan = Bundesland = Niedersachsen Landkreis = Schaumburg Samtgemeinde = Nenndorf Höhe = 44 55 Fläche = 11.13 Einwohner = 2671 Stand =… …
53haste — [13] Haste is a Germanic word, but English acquired it through Old French. The furthest back it can be traced is to a prehistoric West Germanic *khaistiz, which produced such now defunct offspring as Old English hǣst ‘violence’ and Old High… …
54haste — /heɪst / (say hayst) noun 1. energetic speed in motion or action. 2. speed as a result of urgency. 3. quickness without due reflection; thoughtless or rash speed: haste makes waste. –verb (t), verb (i) (hasted, hasting) 4. Archaic → hasten.… …
55haste — [13] Haste is a Germanic word, but English acquired it through Old French. The furthest back it can be traced is to a prehistoric West Germanic *khaistiz, which produced such now defunct offspring as Old English hǣst ‘violence’ and Old High… …
56haste — n. & v. n. 1 urgency of movement or action. 2 excessive hurry. v.intr. archaic = HASTEN. Phrases and idioms: in haste quickly, hurriedly. make haste hurry; be quick. Etymology: ME f. OF haste, haster f. WG …
57haste — 1. noun /heɪst/ A speedy or quick action. (e.g. We were running late so we finished our meal in haste) See Also: hurry, rush, scramble, scamper, scurry 2. verb /heɪst/ a) To urge …
58haste — noun excessive speed or urgency of action. verb archaic term for hasten. Phrases make haste dated hurry; hasten. Origin ME: from OFr. haste (n.), haster (v.), of Gmc origin …
59haste — noun working with feverish haste in haste Syn: speed, hastiness, hurriedness, swiftness, rapidity, quickness, briskness; formal expedition Ant: delay …
60haste is from the devil — 1633 J. HOWELL Familiar Letters 5 Sept. (1903) II. 140 As it is a principle in chemistry that Omnis festinatio est a Diabolo, All haste comes from Hell, so in..any business of State, all rashness and precipitation comes from an ill spirit. 1835… …
