hurry

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled hurryin

US /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ UK /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #516

Meanings

1

verb
To do something or move quickly because there is little time.

If you don't hurry, you'll miss the bus.
2

noun
A need to do something quickly; a rush.

Why are you in such a hurry?
3

verb
To make someone or something move or happen faster.

She hurried the children out of the door.

Verb forms

hurry, hurried, hurried

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a need to do something... haste

3 verb · to make someone or... hasten rush

Word family

Derived forms hurrierhurrisomehurry-scurryhurry-skurryhurrysomeoverhurryunhurriable

Related forms haste

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Phrases (2)

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great hurry
a state of extreme urgency or haste

Adjective + noun
terrible hurry
a very urgent or pressing need to move or act fast

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Hurry up and wait

Etymology

From Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrate rapidly, buzz”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare Middle High German hurren (“to hasten”), Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“to run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwarsär (“league; course”)). Related to hurr, horse, rush. Alternative etymology derives hurry as a variant of harry.

horien Middle English *hurzaną Proto-Germanic *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European

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# hurry

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhʌ.ɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhʌ.ɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 516

## Meanings
1. To do something or move quickly because there is little time.
2. A need to do something quickly; a rush.
3. To make someone or something move or happen faster.

## Examples
- If you don't hurry, you'll miss the bus.
- Why are you in such a hurry?
- She hurried the children out of the door.

## Derived Forms
- hurrier
- hurrisome
- hurry-scurry
- hurry-skurry
- hurrysome
- overhurry
- unhurriable

## Related Forms
- haste

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: horien
- Root: *hurzaną
- Root: *ḱers-

## Etymology
From Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrate rapidly, buzz”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare Middle High German hurren (“to hasten”), Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“to run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwarsär (“league; course”)). Related to hurr, horse, rush. Alternative etymology derives hurry as a variant of harry.

## AI Etymology
Hurry comes from Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrate rapidly, buzz”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare Middle High German hurren (“to hasten”), Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“to run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwarsär (“league; course”)). Related to hurr, horse, rush. Alternative etymology derives hurry as a variant of harry. In current use, the main senses are “To do something or move quickly because there is little time” and “A need to do something quickly; a rush”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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