hurry
gb/hˈɚi/ us/hˈɚi/
A2
English
~ 1000
siet, sürget, sietség
VERB
A2
1
siet
A2
Usage pattern:
to hurry [somewhere]
She hurried to catch the train.
Sietett, hogy elérje a vonatot.
Please hurry or we’ll be late.
Kérlek, siess, különben elkésünk.
He hurried down the stairs when he heard the phone ringing.
Learner examples
I hurry to school every morning.
Minden reggel sietek az iskolába.
Please hurry to the bus stop.
Kérlek, siess a buszmegállóhoz.
She hurries home after work.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hurry' with 'rush', but 'rush' can also mean to pressure someone, not just move quickly.
Meaning
Move or act quickly
Collocations
hurry home
|hurry up
|hurry to finish
Synonyms
rush (Slightly more urgent or forceful than 'hurry'.)
Antonyms
dawdle (Means to move slowly without urgency.)
Themes
daily life
|time
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To move or do something quickly because you do not have much time.
To move or act with speed, often because of limited time.
VERB
B1
2
sürget
B2
Usage pattern:
to hurry [someone] [into doing something]
The manager hurried the staff to finish the report.
A vezető sürgette a munkatársakat, hogy fejezzék be a jelentést.
Don’t hurry me; I need time to think.
Ne sürgess; idő kell, hogy gondolkodjak.
She hurried the children into the car.
Learner examples
He hurried me to finish my homework.
Sürgetett, hogy fejezzem be a házi feladatomat.
Don’t hurry her, she is tired.
Ne sürgesd, fáradt.
The teacher hurried the class to leave.
Common mistake:
Learners may not realize this sense requires an object (someone to be hurried).
Meaning
Make someone act faster
Collocations
hurry someone along
|hurry someone into a decision
Synonyms
urge (Implies encouragement or pressure, not always about speed.)
Antonyms
delay (To make someone take more time instead of less.)
Themes
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make someone do something more quickly.
To urge or pressure someone to act or move faster.
NOUN
A2
3
sietség
B1
Usage pattern:
in a hurry
I’m in a hurry to get to the airport.
Sietek, hogy kiérjek a repülőtérre.
There’s no hurry; take your time.
Semmi sietség; nyugodtan csináld.
What’s the hurry? We have plenty of time.
Learner examples
I am in a hurry.
Sietek.
There is no hurry today.
Ma nem kell sietni.
She is always in a hurry.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in a hurry' with 'fast', but 'in a hurry' describes the situation, not speed alone.
Meaning
State of urgency and speed
Collocations
in a hurry
|no hurry
|what’s the hurry
Synonyms
rush (Often stronger in urgency than 'hurry'.)
Antonyms
leisure (A relaxed state without time pressure.)
Themes
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The feeling or situation when you must do something fast.
A state in which someone is acting quickly because there is not much time.
Grammar
Dictionary form
hurry
IPA
GB/hˈɚi/
US/hˈɚi/
Syllables & stress
hurry (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (hurry)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: hurry
- Plural: hurry
Verb
- Base: hurry
- 3rd Person Singular: hurries
- Present Participle: hurrying
- Past: hurried
Word family
Forms
hurries
verb
hurrying
verb
hurried
verb
Core family
hurriedly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unhurried
adjective
unhurriedly
adverb
Expressions
hurry up
1/hˈɚi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Do something more quickly
To start moving or doing something faster.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- What’s the hurry? We still have an hour before the movie starts.
- Slow down—what’s the hurry?