hurry
gb/hˈɚi/ us/hˈɚi/
A2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1000
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਕਿਰਿਆ
A2
action
1
Move or act quickly
To move or do something quickly because you do not have much time.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to hurry [somewhere]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hurry' with 'rush', but 'rush' can also mean to pressure someone, not just move quickly.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
rush (Slightly more urgent or forceful than 'hurry'.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
dawdle (Means to move slowly without urgency.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
hurry home
|hurry up
|hurry to finish
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|time
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- She hurried to catch the train.
- Please hurry or we’ll be late.
- He hurried down the stairs when he heard the phone ringing.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I hurry to school every morning.
- Please hurry to the bus stop.
- She hurries home after work.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
action
2
Make someone act faster
To make someone do something more quickly.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to hurry [someone] [into doing something]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may not realize this sense requires an object (someone to be hurried).
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
urge (Implies encouragement or pressure, not always about speed.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
delay (To make someone take more time instead of less.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
hurry someone along
|hurry someone into a decision
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He hurried me to finish my homework.
- Don’t hurry her, she is tired.
- The teacher hurried the class to leave.
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
state
3
State of urgency and speed
The feeling or situation when you must do something fast.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
in a hurry
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in a hurry' with 'fast', but 'in a hurry' describes the situation, not speed alone.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
rush (Often stronger in urgency than 'hurry'.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
leisure (A relaxed state without time pressure.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
in a hurry
|no hurry
|what’s the hurry
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I am in a hurry.
- There is no hurry today.
- She is always in a hurry.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
hurry
IPA
GB/hˈɚi/
US/hˈɚi/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
hurry (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (hurry)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: hurry
- Plural: hurry
Verb
- Base: hurry
- 3rd Person Singular: hurries
- Present Participle: hurrying
- Past: hurried
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
hurries
verb
hurrying
verb
hurried
verb
Core family
hurriedly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unhurried
adjective
unhurriedly
adverb
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
hurry up
1/hˈɚi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Do something more quickly
To start moving or doing something faster.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- What’s the hurry? We still have an hour before the movie starts.
- Slow down—what’s the hurry?