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# hurried

adjective; verb, past form of hurry (hurry, hurries, hurried, hurrying)

«hurried» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Hurried means done quickly because there is not much time: «a hurried breakfast». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#m1)
2. Hurried is the past of hurry: moved or acted fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#m2)
3. Rushed and sometimes careless because of speed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in stories and everyday life: «hurried to school», «a hurried note», «hurried footsteps». It tells the reader someone was short of time or in a rush.

### Examples

- We ate a hurried breakfast and ran for the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#x1)
- She hurried home before the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#x2)
- He wrote a hurried note to his mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#x3)
- Hurried footsteps came down the corridor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#x4)
- His hurried work had lots of mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#x5)
- The children hurried into the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#x6)
- So away he hurried to the Crane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: hurry → hurried (y changes to i before -ed); hurrying keeps the y. Adverb: hurriedly. Doing schoolwork in a hurried way often means more mistakes; check your answers.

## In Jewish tradition

Swept away quickly, here by God's anger.

**Interpretation.** The Psalm is traditionally linked to Moses. It reflects on how short human life is next to God's anger and eternity.

### Examples

- For we are consumed in Thine anger, and by Thy wrath are we hurried away. (Writings PSA.90.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hurried/#x1)

### Note

Spelling: hurry → hurried (y changes to i before -ed); hurrying keeps the y. Adverb: hurriedly. Doing schoolwork in a hurried way often means more mistakes; check your answers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hurried» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurried/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hurried» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hurried.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hurried» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hurried/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hurried» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hurried.html) on Mova free.