Inggeris

hurry

gb/hˈɚi/ us/hˈɚi/
A2 Inggeris
~ 1000
Makna
0 makna
Kata kerja A2 action
1

Move or act quickly

To move or do something quickly because you do not have much time.

Corak penggunaan: to hurry [somewhere]
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hurry' with 'rush', but 'rush' can also mean to pressure someone, not just move quickly.
Sinonim
rush (Slightly more urgent or forceful than 'hurry'.)
Antonim
dawdle (Means to move slowly without urgency.)
Kolokasi
hurry home |hurry up |hurry to finish
Tema
daily life |time |travel |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Contoh
  • She hurried to catch the train.
  • Please hurry or we’ll be late.
  • He hurried down the stairs when he heard the phone ringing.
Contoh untuk pelajar
  • I hurry to school every morning.
  • Please hurry to the bus stop.
  • She hurries home after work.
Kata kerja B1 action
2

Make someone act faster

To make someone do something more quickly.

Corak penggunaan: to hurry [someone] [into doing something]
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may not realize this sense requires an object (someone to be hurried).
Sinonim
urge (Implies encouragement or pressure, not always about speed.)
Antonim
delay (To make someone take more time instead of less.)
Kolokasi
hurry someone along |hurry someone into a decision
Tema
daily life |time |daily_life |communication |core_vocabulary
Contoh
  • 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
  • He hurried me to finish my homework.
  • Don’t hurry her, she is tired.
  • The teacher hurried the class to leave.
Kata nama A2 state
3

State of urgency and speed

The feeling or situation when you must do something fast.

Corak penggunaan: in a hurry
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in a hurry' with 'fast', but 'in a hurry' describes the situation, not speed alone.
Sinonim
rush (Often stronger in urgency than 'hurry'.)
Antonim
leisure (A relaxed state without time pressure.)
Kolokasi
in a hurry |no hurry |what’s the hurry
Tema
daily life |time |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Contoh
  • 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
  • I am in a hurry.
  • There is no hurry today.
  • She is always in a hurry.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
hurry
IPA
GB/hˈɚi/
US/hˈɚi/
Suku kata dan tekanan
hurry (1 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (hurry)
Bentuk kata
Noun
  • Base: hurry
  • Plural: hurry
Verb
  • Base: hurry
  • 3rd Person Singular: hurries
  • Present Participle: hurrying
  • Past: hurried
Keluarga kata
Forms
hurries verb hurrying verb hurried verb
Core family
hurriedly adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unhurried adjective unhurriedly adverb
Ungkapan

hurry up

1
/hˈɚi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb

Do something more quickly

To start moving or doing something faster.

Contoh
  • 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.

Contoh
  • 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.

Contoh
  • 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.

Contoh
  • What’s the hurry? We still have an hour before the movie starts.
  • Slow down—what’s the hurry?

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