Lingaku急ぐ【いそぐ】
Frequency rank: 1,191. – 1,192.
- to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Godan verb with 'gu' ending; intransitive verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 急ぐ【いそぐ】Frequency rank: 1,191. – 1,192.
- いそぐFrequency rank: 47,038. – 47,982.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
This meaning indicates the action of moving quickly or encouraging someone or something to do so. It implies a sense of urgency or the need to expedite a process.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いそぐ急ぐひつようが必要があるthere is a need to hurryいそいで急いでいく行くto go in a hurryいそぐ急ぐことthe act of hurryingいそいで急いでじゅんび準備するto prepare in a hurryいそぐ急ぐじかん時間limited time to hurryいそいで急いでたべる食べるto eat quicklyいそいで急いでしゅっぱつ出発するto depart in a hurryいそが急がばまわれ回れmore haste, less speed (literally: if you hurry, go around)いそいで急いでくださいplease hurryきゅうごしらえ急ごしらえhasty preparation
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Somehow I just don't feel like hurrying. I have enough time.
The second the mailman comes, he rushes out to pick up his mail.
It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.
I rushed to Grannie's house and it wasn't locked, so I went inside.
The sick person was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.
I hurried to the airport lest I should be late for the plane.
She hurried to the station so that she wouldn't miss the train.