hurry
gb/hˈɚi/ us/hˈɚi/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 1000
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
A2
action
1
Move or act quickly
To move or do something quickly because you do not have much time.
نمط الاستخدام:
to hurry [somewhere]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hurry' with 'rush', but 'rush' can also mean to pressure someone, not just move quickly.
مرادفات
rush (Slightly more urgent or forceful than 'hurry'.)
أضداد
dawdle (Means to move slowly without urgency.)
تراكيب شائعة
hurry home
|hurry up
|hurry to finish
مواضيع
daily life
|time
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- She hurried to catch the train.
- Please hurry or we’ll be late.
- He hurried down the stairs when he heard the phone ringing.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I hurry to school every morning.
- Please hurry to the bus stop.
- She hurries home after work.
فعل
B1
action
2
Make someone act faster
To make someone do something more quickly.
نمط الاستخدام:
to hurry [someone] [into doing something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may not realize this sense requires an object (someone to be hurried).
مرادفات
urge (Implies encouragement or pressure, not always about speed.)
أضداد
delay (To make someone take more time instead of less.)
تراكيب شائعة
hurry someone along
|hurry someone into a decision
مواضيع
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The manager hurried the staff to finish the report.
- Don’t hurry me; I need time to think.
- She hurried the children into the car.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He hurried me to finish my homework.
- Don’t hurry her, she is tired.
- The teacher hurried the class to leave.
اسم
A2
state
3
State of urgency and speed
The feeling or situation when you must do something fast.
نمط الاستخدام:
in a hurry
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in a hurry' with 'fast', but 'in a hurry' describes the situation, not speed alone.
مرادفات
rush (Often stronger in urgency than 'hurry'.)
أضداد
leisure (A relaxed state without time pressure.)
تراكيب شائعة
in a hurry
|no hurry
|what’s the hurry
مواضيع
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- I’m in a hurry to get to the airport.
- There’s no hurry; take your time.
- What’s the hurry? We have plenty of time.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I am in a hurry.
- There is no hurry today.
- She is always in a hurry.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
hurry
IPA
GB/hˈɚi/
US/hˈɚi/
المقاطع والنبر
hurry (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (hurry)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: hurry
- Plural: hurry
Verb
- Base: hurry
- 3rd Person Singular: hurries
- Present Participle: hurrying
- Past: hurried
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
hurries
verb
hurrying
verb
hurried
verb
Core family
hurriedly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unhurried
adjective
unhurriedly
adverb
تعبيرات
hurry up
1/hˈɚi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Do something more quickly
To start moving or doing something faster.
أمثلة
- Hurry up, we’re going to miss the bus!
- You need to hurry up if you want to finish before lunch.
in a hurry
1/ˈɪn ə hˈɚi/
fixed phrase
Doing something with urgency
Doing something fast because you do not have much time.
أمثلة
- She left in a hurry after the meeting.
- I’m in a hurry, so I can’t talk now.
no hurry
1/nˈoʊ hˈɚi/
fixed phrase
No urgency needed
Used to say that there is no need to do something quickly.
أمثلة
- Take your time, there’s no hurry.
- You can send it tomorrow—no hurry.
what’s the hurry?
1/wˈʌts ðə hˈɚi ‖/
fixed phrase
Questioning the need for speed
Used to ask why someone is moving so fast when there is no need.
أمثلة
- What’s the hurry? We still have an hour before the movie starts.
- Slow down—what’s the hurry?