Quicken



verbpast tense: quickened ; past participle: quickened ; present participle: quickening ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (1. To become more rapid. 2. To come or return to life: "And the weak spirit quickens". 3. To reach the stage of pregnancy when the fetus can be felt to move) steps quicken ញាប់ឡើង, hopes quicken មានឡើងវិញ
2.
(TRANSITIVE) (To make or become quick stimulate: to move more rapidly; to animate; to speed up, to revive; to become more lively or eager) quicken one's pace ធ្វើអោយគាប់ប្រសើរឡើង
Example: Mr. Surin quickened his steps as the rain began to fail, The man's story quickened Dang's interest in him.quicken hope ធ្វើអោយមានក្ដីសង្ឃឹមឡើងវិញ
3.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ធ្វើអោយលឿន ឬរហ័ស
  • quicken down
    - ស្ងប់ចុះ, ស្ងាត់ចុះ, ធ្វើអោយស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ឡើង
  • quicken up
    - បង្កើនល្បឿន, ពន្លឿន
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: quickened ; past participle: quickened ; present participle: quickening ;
1.
To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite.
2.
To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed.
3.
To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened.
1.
dispatch, expedite, facilitate, forward, hasten, hurry, push, rush, speed
2.
hurry, accelerate, speed, hasten, step up, speed up, expedite
3.
animate, enliven, vivify, liven
1.
block, hinder, impede, retard, slow