hasten
/ˈheɪ.sn̩/verb
hasten is spelled H-A-S-T-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, hasten means “To move or act in a quick fashion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hasten?
| Letters | 6: H-A-S-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hasten?
Hasten appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hasten?
- /ˈheɪ.sn̩/
Hasten has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hasten.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hasten
- hastens present, singular, he/she/it
- hastening participle, present
- hastened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hasten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To move or act in a quick fashion.
- 2
To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
- 3
To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hasten in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | se dépêcher, se hâter , hâter, presser |
| German | hasten, sich beeilen, eilen , beschleunigen , vorverlegen, vorziehen |
| Portuguese | correr , acelerar, apressar , adiantar |
| Spanish | correr , acelerar , precipitar, anticipar, adelantar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hasten come from?
Originally intransitive, from haste + -en (verbal suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).