hie
verb (used without object)
to hasten; speed; go in haste.
hied
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past participleof hie.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hie.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hieverb (used without object)to hasten; speed; go in haste.
Example Sentences
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Then he hied to the living room couch.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 31, 2011
When the author took the play home for repairs, Nichols hied himself off to Vancouver for the summer to direct “The Importance of Being Earnest” and to play the Dauphin opposite Susan Kohner’s St. Joan.
From Newsweek
Mr. Goldfinger's staff consisted solely of Mr. Goldfinger. and after pickets with English and Yiddish placards had cut his trade by an estimated $100 per week he hied himself to court, won an injunction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lately came a holiday, whereupon Juliana hied herself to Amsterdam with a lady-in-waiting.
From Time Magazine Archive
The number of bankruptcies hied with the federal court in Midland went up by 65 percent.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
