hike
verb (used without object)
to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
hiked
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past participleof hike.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 hike.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hikeverb (used without object)to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
Example Sentences
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Last year, more than 1 million people walked, hiked or biked the 71-mile southern segment, McGuire said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Hundreds of tents have occupied Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square since she was taken away on a stretcher last month after the real estate company that owned her flat drastically hiked the rent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Amazon increased some rental prices in July as well, but it hasn’t hiked prices on the A100 since January.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
GM hiked its full-year profit forecast in July, and this week executives said demand for its diesel-powered Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups remains strong despite record-high diesel prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
He had hiked twenty-six miles that day and thought he had died and gone to heaven when he learned that hot dogs were on the menu.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
