/ˈhʌr.i/
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
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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