早める (Hayameru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to expedite; to precipitateusu. 早める
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerateusu. 速める
Examples
先生は試験の日取りを早めた。
Our teacher advanced the date of the exam.
その薬が成長の過程を早めた。
The medicine hastened the process of growth.
その失敗が彼の引退を早めた。
The mistake hastened his retirement.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).