hurry
gb/hˈɚi/ us/hˈɚi/
A2
Inglés
~ 1000
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
A2
action
1
Move or act quickly
To move or do something quickly because you do not have much time.
Patrón de uso:
to hurry [somewhere]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hurry' with 'rush', but 'rush' can also mean to pressure someone, not just move quickly.
Sinónimos
rush (Slightly more urgent or forceful than 'hurry'.)
Antónimos
dawdle (Means to move slowly without urgency.)
Colocaciones
hurry home
|hurry up
|hurry to finish
Temas
daily life
|time
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- She hurried to catch the train.
- Please hurry or we’ll be late.
- He hurried down the stairs when he heard the phone ringing.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I hurry to school every morning.
- Please hurry to the bus stop.
- She hurries home after work.
Verbo
B1
action
2
Make someone act faster
To make someone do something more quickly.
Patrón de uso:
to hurry [someone] [into doing something]
Error frecuente:
Learners may not realize this sense requires an object (someone to be hurried).
Sinónimos
urge (Implies encouragement or pressure, not always about speed.)
Antónimos
delay (To make someone take more time instead of less.)
Colocaciones
hurry someone along
|hurry someone into a decision
Temas
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He hurried me to finish my homework.
- Don’t hurry her, she is tired.
- The teacher hurried the class to leave.
Sustantivo
A2
state
3
State of urgency and speed
The feeling or situation when you must do something fast.
Patrón de uso:
in a hurry
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in a hurry' with 'fast', but 'in a hurry' describes the situation, not speed alone.
Sinónimos
rush (Often stronger in urgency than 'hurry'.)
Antónimos
leisure (A relaxed state without time pressure.)
Colocaciones
in a hurry
|no hurry
|what’s the hurry
Temas
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I am in a hurry.
- There is no hurry today.
- She is always in a hurry.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
hurry
AFI
GB/hˈɚi/
US/hˈɚi/
Sílabas y acento
hurry (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (hurry)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: hurry
- Plural: hurry
Verb
- Base: hurry
- 3rd Person Singular: hurries
- Present Participle: hurrying
- Past: hurried
Familia de palabras
Forms
hurries
verb
hurrying
verb
hurried
verb
Core family
hurriedly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unhurried
adjective
unhurriedly
adverb
Expresiones
hurry up
1/hˈɚi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Do something more quickly
To start moving or doing something faster.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- What’s the hurry? We still have an hour before the movie starts.
- Slow down—what’s the hurry?