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

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How to use hie in a sentence

Bernard de Brabant made for the river, Roland hied him to the ramparts, and all marched valiantly.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France
Forthwith up rose the Consul, up rose the Fathers all; In haste they girded up their gowns, and hied them to the wall.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
So Power hied him to New York, which meant that he passed three hot nights and two hotter days in a fast-speeding train.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
Hereupon, methought, this traitress Dorcas hied back to the lady, and made report of what she had done.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson

Then Power and his secretary hied them to Bison again; whence their next journey headed east.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy

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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