Definition

1. Verb:
   • To move or proceed quickly; to hasten. This is an archaic or poetic term meaning to go with speed or urgency.

Usage

• The verb "hie" is used to describe the action of moving swiftly. It is almost always followed by an adverb (like "away," "hence," "thither") or a reflexive pronoun (like "yourself") to indicate direction or urgency.
• It is a literary word and is rarely used in modern, everyday conversation. It is most commonly found in historical texts, poetry, or for stylistic effect.

Examples

• Verb:
  • "Hie thee hence, and bring me news." (Go quickly from here and bring me news.)
  • "The messenger must hie to the king with the urgent letter." (The messenger must hasten to the king with the urgent letter.)
  • "She hied herself to the market before it closed." (She hurried herself to the market before it closed.)

Advanced Usage

• "to hie oneself": This reflexive construction emphasizes the subject's own action of hurrying.

  • "You should hie yourself to bed; it's very late." (You should hurry yourself to bed; it's very late.)

• "to hie to a place": This structure indicates hurrying toward a specific destination.

  • "The knights hied to the castle upon hearing the alarm." (The knights hastened to the castle upon hearing the alarm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hastening (n): The act of speeding up or causing something to happen more quickly.
  • The hastening of his departure was unexpected.
• Hasty (adj): Done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.
  • He made a hasty decision.
• Hasten (v): A more common modern synonym meaning to be quick to do something or to cause something to happen sooner.
  • We must hasten our pace to arrive on time.

Synonyms

• Hasten: To move or act with speed.
• Speed: To move quickly.
• Rush: To move with urgent haste.
• Hurry: To move or act with great or excessive haste.

Antonyms

• Dawdle: To waste time; to be slow.
• Linger: To stay in a place longer than necessary.
• Procrastinate: To delay or postpone action.

Related Idioms

• "Make haste": An archaic or formal phrase meaning to hurry up, closely related in meaning to "hie."
  • "Make haste, or we shall be late!" (Hurry up, or we shall be late!)

Verb

1. move fast
   • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
   • The cars raced down the street