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hie
/haɪ/
verb 3intj 1
Collocations
1VERB + HIE
believe
Definitions
verb
1
To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
But after her lover Amyntas hied.
Hath pleased you, and eased you, and sweet slumber seized you. And now to bed I hie.
2
To hurry (oneself).
My husband hies him home.
Some have conjectured hastily that all Southerners in town hie themselves to cafés at nightfall.
3
To urge (a horse) to the left with a cry of "hie".
intj
1
A call to turn a horse to the left.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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But after her lover Amyntas hied.
Wiktionary02
Hath pleased you, and eased you, and sweet slumber seized you. And now to bed I hie.
Wiktionary03
The youth, returning to his mistress, hies.
Wiktionary04
He could not believe hie eyes.
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