hurry
gb/hˈɚi/ us/hˈɚi/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Move or act quickly
To move or do something quickly because you do not have much time.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to hurry [somewhere]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hurry' with 'rush', but 'rush' can also mean to pressure someone, not just move quickly.
Συνώνυμα
rush (Slightly more urgent or forceful than 'hurry'.)
Αντώνυμα
dawdle (Means to move slowly without urgency.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hurry home
|hurry up
|hurry to finish
Θέματα
daily life
|time
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She hurried to catch the train.
- Please hurry or we’ll be late.
- He hurried down the stairs when he heard the phone ringing.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I hurry to school every morning.
- Please hurry to the bus stop.
- She hurries home after work.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Make someone act faster
To make someone do something more quickly.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to hurry [someone] [into doing something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not realize this sense requires an object (someone to be hurried).
Συνώνυμα
urge (Implies encouragement or pressure, not always about speed.)
Αντώνυμα
delay (To make someone take more time instead of less.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hurry someone along
|hurry someone into a decision
Θέματα
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He hurried me to finish my homework.
- Don’t hurry her, she is tired.
- The teacher hurried the class to leave.
Ουσιαστικό
A2
state
3
State of urgency and speed
The feeling or situation when you must do something fast.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
in a hurry
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in a hurry' with 'fast', but 'in a hurry' describes the situation, not speed alone.
Συνώνυμα
rush (Often stronger in urgency than 'hurry'.)
Αντώνυμα
leisure (A relaxed state without time pressure.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in a hurry
|no hurry
|what’s the hurry
Θέματα
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I am in a hurry.
- There is no hurry today.
- She is always in a hurry.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
hurry
IPA
GB/hˈɚi/
US/hˈɚi/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
hurry (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (hurry)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: hurry
- Plural: hurry
Verb
- Base: hurry
- 3rd Person Singular: hurries
- Present Participle: hurrying
- Past: hurried
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
hurries
verb
hurrying
verb
hurried
verb
Core family
hurriedly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unhurried
adjective
unhurriedly
adverb
Εκφράσεις
hurry up
1/hˈɚi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Do something more quickly
To start moving or doing something faster.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- What’s the hurry? We still have an hour before the movie starts.
- Slow down—what’s the hurry?