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William Shakespeare invented the word hurry, as well as many other words that are part of our standard vocabulary today, such as bump, critical, and road. His written vocabulary consisted of almost 18,000 words and included hundreds of these authorisms (meaning a word or phrase invented by an author).
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoNo famous author invented the word hurry. Attributing firsts like this to people is a factoid, based on poor guesses by non-experts in the field of etymology. Although the use of "hurry" was popularized by Shakespeare in 1590 many studies of etymology (the study of the origin of words) have indicated that it may be derived from "harry" (to move or chase animals out of an area). Spelling in Shakespeare's time was not as standard as it is today. This word may have originated as an even more ancient Middle English word "hurren" (to vibrate or buzz) or photo-German words like "hurza" or "huron" (to move with haste). Old Swedish has a similar word "hurry" (to spin around" which may have accompanied the vikings into the English language centuries before Shakespeare.
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What is the suffix for hurry?
ed
Is hurry up an abstract noun?
No, the term 'hurry up' is a verb, adverb combination. In this context, the word 'hurry' is a verb (hurry, hurries, hurrying, hurried). The word 'up' is an adverb that modifies the verb.The noun 'hurry' is an abstract noun, a word for a state of urgency or eagerness.
How do you divide the word hurry into syllables?
hur ry
What is another word for written in a hurry thus illegible?
Scribbled, scrawled.
Is hurray a noun?
There is not word spelled 'hurray' in English. If you mean:hurry, yes, hurry is a common, abstract noun; a word for great haste. The word hurry is also a verb.hooray or its variant, hurrah; no, these are interjections; used to express joy, approval, or encouragement.
What is the present tense of the word hurry?
The present tense of the word "hurry" is "hurries."
What is the Arabic word for hurry?
The Arabic word for hurry is "besora'a."
What is another word for in a hurry?
Another word for 'in a hurry' is rushed.
What is the suffix for hurry?
ed
What is a nother word for a hurry?
A synonym for hurry is rush.
Can you give an example of a sentence using the word hurry?
I had to hurry to catch the bus before it left the stop.
What word means to hurry through?
to hurry through means to rush
What is a word for hurry?
Quick
Is hurry up an abstract noun?
No, the term 'hurry up' is a verb, adverb combination. In this context, the word 'hurry' is a verb (hurry, hurries, hurrying, hurried). The word 'up' is an adverb that modifies the verb.The noun 'hurry' is an abstract noun, a word for a state of urgency or eagerness.
What is negative form you are in a hurry?
To make the sentence negative, add the word "not": You are not in a hurry.
What is the Latin word for hurry?
The Latin word for hurry is festino that means to hasten or speed. Another Latin word that means speed is celeritas..
What is the verb of hurry?
The word hurry is both a noun and a verb (hurry, hurries, hurrying, hurried). Example uses: Noun: She left in a hurry. Verb: You must hurry to catch that flight.
