haste
/heɪst/noun
उच्चारण हेस्ट
जल्दबाज़ी, हड़बड़ी, शीघ्रता
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[U]
speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time
जल्दबाज़ी, हड़बड़ी, शीघ्रता
- In her haste she forgot her admit card.
- The letter was written in great haste.
- He packed in haste and almost missed the train.
+ 2 more examples
- Haste makes waste, as the saying goes.
- The decision was taken with such haste that nobody could object.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in haste / with haste
In haste means in a hurry and often too quickly; with haste is similar but suggests speed in action.
'In haste' का अर्थ जल्दबाज़ी में है, प्रायः ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा तेज़ी से; 'with haste' भी समान है पर कार्य की तेज़ी का भाव देता है।
- The letter was written in haste and had many errors.
- The workers packed with haste before the rain.
make haste (formal/old-fashioned)
Make haste means to hurry; it is formal or literary in modern English.
'Make haste' का अर्थ जल्दी करना है; आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी में यह औपचारिक या साहित्यिक प्रयोग है।
- Make haste, or you will miss the train.
haste (uncountable)
Haste is uncountable and has no plural; it takes no article in the usual phrases.
'Haste' uncountable है, इसका plural नहीं होता और सामान्य वाक्यांशों में इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
- In his haste, he forgot his wallet.
haste vs hasty vs hasten
Hasty is the adjective (a hasty decision); hasten is a verb meaning to make something happen sooner.
'Hasty' विशेषण है (जल्दबाज़ी वाला निर्णय); 'hasten' क्रिया है जिसका अर्थ किसी बात को जल्दी करवाना है।
- A hasty decision can hasten failure.
+Collocations 4
adjective + haste
greatundueunseemlyindecentbreathlesssudden
- The minister's undue haste in signing the deal drew criticism.
verb + haste
showmakedo withleave inact in
- She left the room in great haste.
in/with haste
in hastein a hastewith hastein all haste
- In their haste, they left the tap running.
proverb with haste
haste makes wastemore haste, less speedmarry in hasteact in haste
- Haste makes waste, so check your answers carefully.
“More examples 5
- In her haste, Radhika forgot to sign the form.
जल्दबाज़ी में राधिका फ़ॉर्म पर हस्ताक्षर करना भूल गई।
- The traveller dressed in haste and ran for the bus.
यात्री जल्दी-जल्दी तैयार होकर बस की ओर दौड़ा।
- There is no need for haste; the exam is next week.
जल्दबाज़ी की ज़रूरत नहीं है; परीक्षा अगले सप्ताह है।
- The guests left in haste when the rain began.
बारिश शुरू होते ही मेहमान जल्दी में चले गए।
- He regretted his haste in selling the land.
उसे ज़मीन बेचने की अपनी जल्दबाज़ी पर पछतावा हुआ।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He did the work with a haste.
✓ He did the work with haste.
Haste is uncountable and takes no a in this phrase.
'Haste' uncountable है और इस वाक्यांश में 'a' नहीं लेता।
✗ Please make haste to submit the form fastly.
✓ Please make haste to submit the form quickly.
Fastly is not a word; fast is both adjective and adverb, and quickly is the usual adverb here.
'Fastly' अंग्रेज़ी का शब्द नहीं है; 'fast' विशेषण और adverb दोनों है, और यहाँ 'quickly' सही है।
✗ Do not take decisions in haste.
✓ Do not make decisions in haste.
The collocation is make a decision, not take a decision, in standard British English.
मानक ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में collocation 'make a decision' है, 'take a decision' नहीं।
¶Idioms 3
make haste
to hurry
जल्दी करना
- Make haste, or we shall miss the bus.
more haste, less speed
if you do things too quickly, you make mistakes and take longer in the end
जल्दबाज़ी में काम बिगड़ता है
- Check the form twice; more haste, less speed.
haste makes waste / haste is waste
if you do things too quickly, you are likely to make mistakes and waste time or effort
जल्दी का काम शैतान का
- Check your answers carefully; haste makes waste.
- Radhika finished early but remembered that haste is waste, so she revised every answer.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Haste, with the silent e; the verb hasten has a silent t.
Haste, silent e के साथ; verb hasten में t silent है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Haste makes waste', 'More haste, less speed', 'Marry in haste, repent at leisure'.
कहावतें: 'Haste makes waste', 'More haste, less speed', 'Marry in haste, repent at leisure'।