Kilo Lingo

hurry

/ˈhʌr.i/

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Translation

To do something quickly because there is not much time.

Word origin

From an English word first written down in the late 1500s, meaning to move fast.

Origin
English
Root
hurry

Grammar

Verb typeregular (hurry, hurries, hurried)

Examples

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Here "hurry" means to do something quickly.

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"Hurried" is the past form of "hurry".

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"Hurries" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 16.