haste
gb/hˈeɪst/ us/hˈeɪst/
B1
Anglais
~ 2400
sietség, kapkodás
NOM
B1
1
Schéma d’usage :
in [someone's] haste to [do something]
In her haste to leave, she forgot her phone.
Nagy sietségében elfelejtette a telefonját.
He spoke in such haste that no one could understand him.
Olyan sietséggel beszélt, hogy senki sem értette meg.
The project was finished with great haste, leading to mistakes.
Haste makes waste, as the saying goes.
Exemples pédagogiques
I left my bag at home in my haste.
Sietségemben otthon hagytam a táskámat.
She made a mistake because of her haste.
A sietsége miatt hibázott.
Haste can cause problems.
He ran with haste to the bus stop.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'haste' with 'hate' due to similar spelling but completely different meanings.
Sens
excessive speed or urgency
Collocations
in your haste
|act in haste
|haste makes waste
|with haste
Synonymes
rush (Similar meaning but more informal and commonly used in speech.)
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hurry (Often used for everyday quick movement; can be less formal.)
Antonymes
slowness (Opposite in terms of speed; implies taking time.)
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deliberation (Opposite in terms of careful thought and planning.)
Thèmes
daily life
|emotions
|time
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Définition
Speed in doing something, often too fast and without thinking.
Great speed in doing something, often with little thought or care.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
haste
API
GB/hˈeɪst/
US/hˈeɪst/
Syllabes et accentuation
haste (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (haste)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: haste
- Plural: haste
Famille de mots
Expressions
haste makes waste
1/hˈeɪst mˈeɪks wˈeɪst/
idiom
acting too quickly causes mistakes
If you do things too fast, you will make mistakes and waste time or resources.
Exemples
- Remember, haste makes waste, so check your work carefully.
- He tried to finish early, but haste makes waste and he had to redo it.
in (someone's) haste
1/ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz hˈeɪst/
fixed phrase
while rushing to do something
While moving or acting quickly and without much care.
Exemples
- In his haste to help, he dropped the box.
- She forgot her passport in her haste to get to the airport.
make haste
1/mˈeɪk hˈeɪst/
fixed phrase
literary
to move or act quickly
To hurry or do something quickly.
Exemples
- We must make haste if we want to catch the train.
- The soldiers made haste to prepare for the attack.