hie
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
abbreviation
verb
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Nick Wittgren allowed four straight singles starting the fourth, including Alex Rivas’ RBI hie.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2022
If you, like me, find yourself wondering this week about how the hell this whole Johnny English thing got started, hie yourself to YouTube and search for “Johnny English Barclaycard.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2018
Prithee wouldst thou extinguish it, or hie thee to the lobby?
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2015
Chief among the sprawling cast are the overbearingly pompous grocer, Herr Zangler, and his two naif assistants who seize the opportunity of their boss' day-long absence to hie off to Vienna on a romantic adventure.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2014
Both times we hie off into the woods, Viola with her hand round Manchee’s snout and me trying to keep my Noise as Prentisstown-free as possible till they pass.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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