hie

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive, poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
2. (poetic, reflexive) To hurry (oneself).
3. (transitive) To urge (a horse) to the left with a cry of "hie".

Intj

A call to turn a horse to the left.

Opposite of

hup

Synonyms

hasten

hurry

rush

speed

belt along

be in a hurry

rush along

hotfoot

hustle

race

bucket along

step on it

pelt along

cannonball along

dispatch

scurry

haste

despatch

expedite

bustle about

precipitate

scurry about

railroad

Translations

affrettarsi

eilen

volare

✈️

andare di corsa

darse prisa

apressar

se dépêcher

عجّل

galoper

se hâter

عاجل

‼️

أسْرع

نقض على

عمل بسرعة

عجل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/haɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hien

Inherited from Old English: hīgian

Cognate with Dutch: hijgen

Cognate with German: heichen

Cognate with Danish: hige

Cognate with Latin: cieō

Cognate with Ancient Greek: κινέω

In summary

From Middle English hien, hyen, highen, heiȝen, hiȝen, from Old English hīgian (“to hie, hasten, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic *hīgōn, from Proto-Germanic *hīgōną (“to breathe, snort”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēygʰ- (“swift, fierce, violent”).
Cognate with Dutch hijgen (“to pant”), German heichen (“to choke, gasp for breath”), Danish hige (“to aspire, long”), Latin cieō (“set in motion, invoke, provoke”), Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “move, set in motion”).