hurry
gb/hˈɚi/ us/hˈɚi/
A2
Angličtina
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Sloveso
A2
action
1
Move or act quickly
To move or do something quickly because you do not have much time.
Vzorec užití:
to hurry [somewhere]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hurry' with 'rush', but 'rush' can also mean to pressure someone, not just move quickly.
Synonyma
rush (Slightly more urgent or forceful than 'hurry'.)
Antonyma
dawdle (Means to move slowly without urgency.)
Kolokace
hurry home
|hurry up
|hurry to finish
Témata
daily life
|time
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- She hurried to catch the train.
- Please hurry or we’ll be late.
- He hurried down the stairs when he heard the phone ringing.
Učební příklady
- I hurry to school every morning.
- Please hurry to the bus stop.
- She hurries home after work.
Sloveso
B1
action
2
Make someone act faster
To make someone do something more quickly.
Vzorec užití:
to hurry [someone] [into doing something]
Častá chyba:
Learners may not realize this sense requires an object (someone to be hurried).
Synonyma
urge (Implies encouragement or pressure, not always about speed.)
Antonyma
delay (To make someone take more time instead of less.)
Kolokace
hurry someone along
|hurry someone into a decision
Témata
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- He hurried me to finish my homework.
- Don’t hurry her, she is tired.
- The teacher hurried the class to leave.
Podstatné jméno
A2
state
3
State of urgency and speed
The feeling or situation when you must do something fast.
Vzorec užití:
in a hurry
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in a hurry' with 'fast', but 'in a hurry' describes the situation, not speed alone.
Synonyma
rush (Often stronger in urgency than 'hurry'.)
Antonyma
leisure (A relaxed state without time pressure.)
Kolokace
in a hurry
|no hurry
|what’s the hurry
Témata
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- I am in a hurry.
- There is no hurry today.
- She is always in a hurry.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
hurry
IPA
GB/hˈɚi/
US/hˈɚi/
Slabiky a přízvuk
hurry (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (hurry)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: hurry
- Plural: hurry
Verb
- Base: hurry
- 3rd Person Singular: hurries
- Present Participle: hurrying
- Past: hurried
Příbuzná slova
Forms
hurries
verb
hurrying
verb
hurried
verb
Core family
hurriedly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unhurried
adjective
unhurriedly
adverb
Výrazy
hurry up
1/hˈɚi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Do something more quickly
To start moving or doing something faster.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- What’s the hurry? We still have an hour before the movie starts.
- Slow down—what’s the hurry?