1 verb process, event, etc TRANSITIVEdlús a chur le c m uluathaigh verb c m udeifrigh verb c m ubrostaigh verb c m uit hastens the processcuireann sé dlús leis an bpróiseasthe illness hastened her deathluathaigh an bhreoiteacht a bás, ba ghiorrúchán saoil aici an tinneas2 verb to do sth INTRANSITIVEthey hastened to say they didn't design itní raibh siad i bhfad ag rá nach iadsan a dhear é, ní raibh aon mhoill orthu a rá nach iadsan a dhear éhe hastened to explain his remarksmhínigh sé gan aon mhoill a raibh le rá aige
3 verb literary hurry somewhere INTRANSITIVEdeifrigh verb c m ubrostaigh verb c m udeifir a dhéanamh c m uI hastened back to the housedheifrigh mé ar ais chun an tí