English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hastened Pronunciation
Hastened is pronounced HAY-suhnd, IPA /ˈheɪsənd/.
HAY-suhnd
US /ˈheɪsənd/ · UK /ˈheɪstənd/
Syllables: HAY · suhnd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb (past tense of hasten): Hurried, or made something arrive sooner than it otherwise would have.
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Hastened in a Sentence
- The news hastened his departure.
- She hastened down the corridor without looking up.
- Nothing was hastened by all that shouting.
Common Mispronunciations of Hastened
Not HAY-suhn-ed
The ed buys no extra beat here, because an n sound comes before it. Only a t or a d in front of the ending earns a syllable.
Not HAS-tuhnd
Mind the long a of haste, which every form of this verb keeps.
Tip: Say hay, then suhnd, and resist the t that the spelling puts between them.
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