Word BookShort entry

Hie

verb/hˈɔːɹsɹɐdˌɪʃᵻz/

Definition

move fast

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːɹsɹɐdˌɪʃᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɔːɹsɹɐdˌɪʃᵻz/.

Examples

He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
The cars raced down the street

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

step on it speed hotfoot belt along pelt along bucket along rush along hasten rush cannonball along race

Antonyms

linger

Parts of Speech

verb	move fast “He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”

Word Forms

rush	noun	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
rushing	noun	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
speed	noun	distance travelled per unit time
speeding	noun	changing location rapidly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hallo

bewege dich schnell

🇫🇷French

salut

bouger vite

🇪🇸Spanish

correr

muévete rápido

🇮🇹Italian

ciao

muoviti velocemente

🇳🇱Dutch

hoi

beweeg snel

🇵🇹Portuguese

mova-se rápido

🇷🇺Russian

привет

двигаться быстро

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जल्दी करना

तेजी से चलो

🇧🇩Bengali

হাই

দ্রুত সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

வணக்கம்

வேகமாக நகரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

హాయ్

వేగంగా కదలండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हाय

वेगाने हलवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાય

ઝડપથી ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಯ್

ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹായ്

വേഗത്തിൽ നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਏ

ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہائے

تیزی سے منتقل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嗨

快速行动

🇯🇵Japanese

こんにちは。

速く動く

🇰🇷Korean

서두르다

빨리 움직여

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chào

di chuyển nhanh

🇹🇭Thai

สวัสดี

เคลื่อนที่อย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

terburu

bergerak cepat

🇲🇾Malay

hai

bergerak pantas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرحبا

التحرك بسرعة

🇮🇷Persian

سلام

سریع حرکت کن

🇹🇷Turkish

selam

hızlı hareket et

🇮🇱Hebrew

היי

לנוע מהר

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'hie'?

The primary meaning of 'hie' is 'move fast'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hie' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'hie' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hie' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hie' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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