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quicken

quicken
[ˈkwɪkən]
verbo transitivo
1. acelerar (make faster)
  • to quicken one's pace -> apretar or acelerar el paso
2. estimular (imagination); despertar (interest)
verbo intransitivo
3. acelerarse (pace)
  • his pulse quickened -> se le aceleró el pulso
4. estimularse (imagination); despertarse (interest)

quicken [kui-ken]
1. Vivificar, dar vida, resucitar, devolver la vida.
2. Acelerar, urgir, avivar; apresurar.
3. Avivar, excitar, aguzar, animar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4. Avivarse, vivificarse, recibir vida. (n)
5. Moverse de prisa. (n)
6. Sentir moverse la criatura; se dice de una madre. (n)
  • His pulse is quickened -> su pulso se ha acelerado
va.

quicken [ˈkwɪkən]
verb:transitive
(speed up) acelerar; apresurar
to quicken one's pace apretar or acelerar el paso
verb:intransitive
[+breathing, pulse] acelerarse; [+interest] acrecentarse; avivarse
"what did you say?" he asked, his interest quickening
[+embryo] empezar a moverse
the pace quickened se aceleró el paso; men's hearts quickened whenever she appeared cuando aparecía ella se les aceleraba el pulso a los hombres

Verb Conjugation for "quicken"

Imperative
  • quicken
  • you quicken
  • he/she quickens
  • we quicken
  • you quicken
  • they quicken
Preterite
  • I quickened
  • you quickened
  • he/she quickened
  • we quickened
  • you quickened
  • they quickened
Present Continuous
  • I am quickening
  • you are quickening
  • he/she is quickening
  • we are quickening
  • you are quickening
  • they are quickening
Present Perfect
  • I have quickened
  • you have quickened
  • he/she has quickened
  • we have quickened
  • you have quickened
  • they have quickened
Past Continuous
  • I was quickening
  • you were quickening
  • he/she was quickening
  • we were quickening
  • you were quickening
  • they were quickening
Past Perfect
  • I had quickened
  • you had quickened
  • he/she had quickened
  • we had quickened
  • you had quickened
  • they had quickened
Future
  • I will quicken
  • you will quicken
  • he/she will quicken
  • we will quicken
  • you will quicken
  • they will quicken
Future Perfect
  • I will have quickened
  • you will have quickened
  • he/she will have quickened
  • we will have quickened
  • you will have quickened
  • they will have quickened
Future Continuous
  • I will be quickening
  • you will be quickening
  • he/she will be quickening
  • we will be quickening
  • you will be quickening
  • they will be quickening
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been quickening
  • you have been quickening
  • he/she has been quickening
  • we have been quickening
  • you have been quickening
  • they have been quickening
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been quickening
  • you will have been quickening
  • he/she will have been quickening
  • we will have been quickening
  • you will have been quickening
  • they will have been quickening
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been quickening
  • you had been quickening
  • he/she had been quickening
  • we had been quickening
  • you had been quickening
  • they had been quickening
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