rushed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹʌʃt/

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• Rhymes: -ʌʃt

Adjective

rushed (comparative more rushed, superlative most rushed)

1. Very busy.

   I was so rushed today, I didn't have time to eat lunch.

2. Done in haste; done quickly or hastily.

   My rushed attempt at an essay received a predictably poor grade.

3. Abounding or covered with rushes.
   • 1937, Bath and West and Southern Counties Society, Journal, page 12:

     […] once densely rushed, into a condition practically free from rushes.

Derived terms

• rushed off one's feet

 

Translations

very busy

• Arabic: مُسْتَعْجِل m (mustaʕjil)

  Hijazi Arabic: مُسْتَعْجِل m (mustaʕjil), مُصَرْفَد m (muṣarfad)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 慌忙 (zh) (huāngmáng)

• Finnish: kiireinen (fi)
• Italian: frettoloso (it), indaffarato (it)
• Latin: concitātus
• Norman: prêssi
• Russian: бросился (ru) (brosilsja)

done in haste

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: hätäisesti tehty, kiireessä tehty
• Italian: precipitoso (it), in fretta e furia
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: apurado (es), acelerado (es)

abounding or covered in rushes

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: vihvilöiden peittämä
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Verb

rushed

1. simple past and past participle of rush

Derived terms

• rushed behind