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Meanings of quicken in English

Portuguese
dar ação
Catalan
reanimar

Give new life or energy to.

dar ação
Portuguese
acelerar
Catalan
activar
Spanish
acelerar

Move faster.

acelerar
Synonyms
Examples for "speed"
Examples for "speed"
1
It was recently decided to send a text message result for speed.
Independent.ie
2
That's not a problem, but he showed a good cruising speed today.
The Guardian
3
They would, however, still be able to receive content on today's speed.
Wired
4
Perhaps true, at least in terms of time needed to train speed.
Rock and Ice Magazine
5
High-speed rail services to France, the Netherlands and Germany were also suspended.
Reuters
1
Conclusions: Our systems pharmacology approach complements efforts to accelerate tuberculosis therapeutic development.
Pubmed
2
But our government wants to seize this opportunity to accelerate the process.
The Guardian
3
I hope this publicity may help to accelerate the pace of change.
The Irish Times
4
The FDI players really stimulate new sectors and they accelerate critical mass.
The Irish Times
5
You report that the Government needed to accelerate its balance sheet repair.
The Irish Times
1
They also called for urgent Government action to speed up Garda reform.
The Irish Times
2
It will certainly speed up and help all future gene sequencing projects.
Wired
3
The Government wants Housing New Zealand to speed up building in Auckland.
Radio NZ
4
The protesters said government must speed up rural development and agrarian transformation.
The South African
5
Some analysts have said Cowen needs to speed up the budget announcement.
Reuters
Catalan
despertar
Spanish
acelerar

Make keen or more acute.

despertar

Give life or energy to.

Usage of quicken in English
1
An illogical, unreasoning hope began to quicken his heart as he dressed.
Revolutionary Road
2
He perished in body so as to quicken others by the spirit.
Some Answered Questions
3
Often trumpets sounded and the motion of the troops seemed to quicken.
The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne
4
Behold I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy justice.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
5
Here the most favorable event happened to quicken and encourage their advance.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
6
Regret and guilt pulled her shoulder muscles together, made her heartbeat quicken.
Sushi for one?
7
When I wished to quicken his gait, the horse broke at once.
Parisian Points of View
8
The thought of this made her quicken her pace to a run.
Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress
9
Every successive season served to quicken the pulses of this growing hatred.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol...
10
I felt my pulse quicken, and I knew he could tell, too.
Dead to the world
11
But as the momentum started to quicken, patience and precision were abandoned.
The Irish Times
12
Smith said, and he felt the beat of his heart perceptibly quicken.
White Ashes
13
The delay caused by this conversation induced Wolf to quicken his pace.
Barbara Blomberg — Volume 05
14
As your adrenaline pumps, your heart beats faster, and your reactions quicken.
BBC
15
I noticed a passing couple quicken their pace, despite the glassy sidewalk.
Death du Jour
16
Mercedes, fearful of losing the race, vainly told him to quicken up.
The Guardian
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Translations for quicken
Quicken through the time
Quicken across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common