Grammatical class

Verb

hâter

(transitive) to speed up, hasten

Details

Syllables

hâ-ter

Phonetics

a.te

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

8300

Freq. (movies)

15111

Freq. (news)

27783

Sentences

Je dois me hâter.

I must hurry.

A1

Je dois me hâter vers la gare pour encore attraper le dernier train.

I have to hurry to the station to take the last train.

A2

Nous ferions mieux de nous hâter. Je ne veux pas être en retard au concert.

We'd better hurry. I don't want to be late for the concert.

A2

Il restait debout, immobile, fixant la pendule, comme si le simple passage du temps pouvait hâter l'arrivée tant espérée.

He stood motionless, staring at the pendulum, as if the mere passage of time could hasten the much-awaited arrival.

C2