quicken
pronunciation
How to pronounce quicken in British English:
UK [ˈkwɪkən]
How to pronounce quicken in American English:
US [ˈkwɪkən]
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- Verb:
- move faster
- make keen or more acute
- give life or energy to
- show signs of life
- give new life or energy to
Word Origin
- quicken (v.)
- c. 1300, "come to life; give life to," from quick (adj.) + -en (1). Meaning "become faster" is from 1805. Related: Quickened; quickening. An earlier verb was simply quick (c. 1200), from Old English gecwician.
Example
- 1. After that , however , the expansion rate began to quicken .
- 2. These challenges have led to speculation that the pace of consolidation in the segment may quicken .
- 3. The pace of change is likely to quicken under a conservative government .
- 4. In the great game of global wage and cost arbitrage , bits of some rather surprising industries are drifting back to u.s. shores , and the pace could quicken .
- 5. Voice or video communications can be delayed . Virtual enemies can quicken attacks or wield deadlier weaponry .