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# quicken

«quicken» in Mova's school dictionary: **to become faster or to make something faster** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (quicken, quickens, quickened, quickening)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To quicken means to become faster or to make something faster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/#m1)

2) To quicken can mean to become more lively or active. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Mostly in stories and more formal writing: «her heart quickened», «he quickened his pace». In science (the body): your heartbeat quickens during exercise or when you are scared. Phrases: quicken your pace, my pulse quickened, quicken the process.

### examples

- He quickened his pace when it started to rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/#x1)
- My heartbeat quickened as I walked on stage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/#x2)
- The music quickened and everyone danced faster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/#x3)
- Running makes your breathing quicken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/#x4)
- Warm weather quickens the growth of plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/#x5)
- Her interest quickened when she saw the puzzle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/#x6)
- He quickened his steps, hastily drew off his straw sandals, and stepped on to the veranda. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: quickened, quickening. -en added to an adjective makes a verb meaning «make or become …»: quick → quicken, short → shorten, wide → widen. In everyday speech people more often say «speed up».

### In the corpora

- [Fear makes the heart beat faster, breathing quicken and muscles get ready to move.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/19-uh-oh-feeling/9/)
- [So shall we not turn back from Thee; quicken Thou us, and we will call upon Thy name.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1434/)
- [Wilt Thou not quicken us again, that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1505/)
- [My soul cleaveth unto the dust; quicken Thou me according to Thy word.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2188/)
- [Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken me in Thy ways.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2200/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «quicken» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.