Hurry down In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "hurry down", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-04-09 02:04

Meaning of Hurry down

Hurry down phrasal verb informal

To go down quickly.

When my father heard our dog’s bark, he hurried down to check everything in our house.

Mom, hurry down! My younger sister is bleeding after falling off her bike.

My dog hurried down to the living room when it heard my father’s whistling.

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Grammar and Usage of Hurry down

Verb Forms

  • to hurry down
  • hurries down
  • hurrying down
  • hurried down

The verb "hurry" should be conjugated according to its tense.

 

 

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