hie

[ hahy ]

/ haɪ /

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verb (used without object), hied, hie·ing or hy·ing.

to hasten; speed; go in haste.

verb (used with object), hied, hie·ing or hy·ing.

to hasten (oneself): Hie yourself down to this once-in-a-lifetime sale!

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Origin of hie

before 900; Middle English hien, hyen,Old English hīgian to strive; cognate with Dutch hijgen to pant, Greek kíein to go; Latin ciēre to cause to go

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hie

hi, hie , high

Words nearby hie

hiding, hidropoiesis, hidrosis, hidy, hidy-hole, hie, hielamon, hieland, hiemal, hier-, hieracosphinx

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How to use hie in a sentence

Now Astrid conceived the desire that she should hie unto this her brother Sigurd.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
"Hie thee hither, my squires," she called to the younger boys.
We Ten|Lyda Farrington Kraus
To hie now to bed the nobles desired, And repose on the bolsters their bodies tired.
The Song of Deirdra, King Byrge and his Brothers|Anonymous
Now off your bodies your armour lay, And hie to the castle in court dress gay.
The Song of Deirdra, King Byrge and his Brothers|Anonymous

But Arlo had no intention whatever of “hie-ing in,” being in that sense very much of an “old dog.”
A Frontier Mystery|Bertram Mitford

British Dictionary definitions for hie (1 of 2)

hie

/ (haɪ) /

verb hies, hieing, hying or hied

archaic, or poetic to hurry; hasten; speed

Word Origin for hie

Old English hīgian to strive

British Dictionary definitions for hie (2 of 2)

HIE

abbreviation for

(in Scotland) Highlands and Islands Enterprise

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