hurry
gb/hˈɚi/ us/hˈɚi/
A2
Angielski
~ 1000
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
Czasownik
A2
action
1
Move or act quickly
To move or do something quickly because you do not have much time.
Schemat użycia:
to hurry [somewhere]
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hurry' with 'rush', but 'rush' can also mean to pressure someone, not just move quickly.
Synonimy
rush (Slightly more urgent or forceful than 'hurry'.)
Antonimy
dawdle (Means to move slowly without urgency.)
Kolokacje
hurry home
|hurry up
|hurry to finish
Tematy
daily life
|time
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- She hurried to catch the train.
- Please hurry or we’ll be late.
- He hurried down the stairs when he heard the phone ringing.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- I hurry to school every morning.
- Please hurry to the bus stop.
- She hurries home after work.
Czasownik
B1
action
2
Make someone act faster
To make someone do something more quickly.
Schemat użycia:
to hurry [someone] [into doing something]
Częsty błąd:
Learners may not realize this sense requires an object (someone to be hurried).
Synonimy
urge (Implies encouragement or pressure, not always about speed.)
Antonimy
delay (To make someone take more time instead of less.)
Kolokacje
hurry someone along
|hurry someone into a decision
Tematy
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- He hurried me to finish my homework.
- Don’t hurry her, she is tired.
- The teacher hurried the class to leave.
Rzeczownik
A2
state
3
State of urgency and speed
The feeling or situation when you must do something fast.
Schemat użycia:
in a hurry
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in a hurry' with 'fast', but 'in a hurry' describes the situation, not speed alone.
Synonimy
rush (Often stronger in urgency than 'hurry'.)
Antonimy
leisure (A relaxed state without time pressure.)
Kolokacje
in a hurry
|no hurry
|what’s the hurry
Tematy
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- I am in a hurry.
- There is no hurry today.
- She is always in a hurry.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
hurry
IPA
GB/hˈɚi/
US/hˈɚi/
Sylaby i akcent
hurry (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (hurry)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: hurry
- Plural: hurry
Verb
- Base: hurry
- 3rd Person Singular: hurries
- Present Participle: hurrying
- Past: hurried
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
hurries
verb
hurrying
verb
hurried
verb
Core family
hurriedly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unhurried
adjective
unhurriedly
adverb
Wyrażenia
hurry up
1/hˈɚi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Do something more quickly
To start moving or doing something faster.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- What’s the hurry? We still have an hour before the movie starts.
- Slow down—what’s the hurry?