Usage Note
Hâte appears most often in set phrases: avoir hâte de means to look forward to or be eager to (do something), and en hâte means in a hurry. Note the circumflex on the â, which lengthens the vowel; the related adjective is hâtif ('hasty, premature').
Examples
"J'ai hâte de vous revoir."
Natural Translation
I look forward to seeing you again.
Literal Translation
I have haste to see you again.
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