hie
to hasten; speed; go in haste.
to hasten (oneself): Hie yourself down to this once-in-a-lifetime sale!
Origin of hie
1Words that may be confused with hie
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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 FranceForthwith 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 EducationSo 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 TracyHereupon, methought, this traitress Dorcas hied back to the lady, and made report of what she had done.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) | Samuel RichardsonThen 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)
/ (haɪ) /
archaic, or poetic to hurry; hasten; speed
Origin of hie
1British Dictionary definitions for HIE (2 of 2)
(in Scotland) Highlands and Islands Enterprise
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