Festinate

Pronunciation: /ˈfɛstəˌneɪt/

Definitions of festinate

verb to hurry or hasten

Example Sentences

A1 I festinate to catch the bus every morning.

A2 She festinates when she is running late for work.

B1 The students festinated to finish their assignments before the deadline.

B2 The chef festinated to prepare the meal for the VIP guests.

C1 The project manager festinated to meet the project milestones.

C2 The CEO festinates when making important decisions for the company.

Examples of festinate in a Sentence

formal The CEO always encouraged his employees to not festinate when making important decisions.

informal Don't festinate when choosing your outfit for the party, take your time.

slang Stop festinating and just chill out, there's no rush.

figurative Her mind was festinating with ideas for her next project.

Grammatical Forms of festinate

• past tense: festinated
• plural: festinates
• comparative: more festinate
• superlative: most festinate
• present tense: festinate
• future tense: will festinate
• perfect tense: have festinated
• continuous tense: is festinating
• singular: festinate
• positive degree: festinate
• infinitive: to festinate
• gerund: festinating
• participle: festinating

Origin and Evolution of festinate

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'festinate' originated from the Latin word 'festinatus', which means 'hastened' or 'quickened'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'festinate' has retained its original meaning of 'to hurry or hasten', with no significant changes in its usage or definition.