hie – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hie

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to hie
Participle: hied
Gerund: hying

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of hie

Indicative

Present

Ihie
youhie
he;she;ithies
wehie
youhie
theyhie

Perfect

Ihave hied
youhave hied
he;she;ithas hied
wehave hied
youhave hied
theyhave hied

Past

Ihied
youhied
he;she;ithied
wehied
youhied
theyhied

Pluperfect

Ihad hied
youhad hied
he;she;ithad hied
wehad hied
youhad hied
theyhad hied

Future

Iwill hie
youwill hie
he;she;itwill hie
wewill hie
youwill hie
theywill hie

Future Perfect

Iwill have hied
youwill have hied
he;she;itwill have hied
wewill have hied
youwill have hied
theywill have hied

Subjunctive

Present

Ihie
youhie
he;she;ithie
wehie
youhie
theyhie

Perfect

Ihave hied
youhave hied
he;she;ithave hied
wehave hied
youhave hied
theyhave hied

Imperfect

Ihied
youhied
he;she;ithied
wehied
youhied
theyhied

Pluperfect

Ihad hied
youhad hied
he;she;ithad hied
wehad hied
youhad hied
theyhad hied

Conditional

Present

Iwould hie
youwould hie
he;she;itwould hie
wewould hie
youwould hie
theywould hie

Perfect

Iwould have hied
youwould have hied
he;she;itwould have hied
wewould have hied
youwould have hied
theywould have hied

Imperative

youhie
weLet's hie
youhie

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam hying
youare hying
he;she;itis hying
weare hying
youare hying
theyare hying

Perfect

Ihave been hying
youhave been hying
he;she;ithas been hying
wehave been hying
youhave been hying
theyhave been hying

Past

Iwas hying
youwere hying
he;she;itwas hying
wewere hying
youwere hying
theywere hying

Pluperfect

Ihad been hying
youhad been hying
he;she;ithad been hying
wehad been hying
youhad been hying
theyhad been hying

Future

Iwill be hying
youwill be hying
he;she;itwill be hying
wewill be hying
youwill be hying
theywill be hying

Future Perfect

Iwill have been hying
youwill have been hying
he;she;itwill have been hying
wewill have been hying
youwill have been hying
theywill have been hying

Conditional

Present

Iwould be hying
youwould be hying
he;she;itwould be hying
wewould be hying
youwould be hying
theywould be hying

Perfect

Iwould have been hying
youwould have been hying
he;she;itwould have been hying
wewould have been hying
youwould have been hying
theywould have been hying

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'hie'

assoilyie, belie, bisie, destrie, destruie, die, drie, envie, forelie, forlie, gie, herie, hie, misgie, noie, outlie, outvie, pie, prie, revie, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'hie'

die, gie, hide, hike, hile, hip, hipe, hire, hit, hive,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to do things quickly and impatiently
fly, get a move on, haul, haul ass, haul one's ashes, hump it, hurry, hustle, make tracks, move it, rush, scream, shift, swap, vamoose
proceed
progress, repair, travel, journey, cruise, fare, go

Antonyms

proceed
discontinue, stop, stay, stand

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. higian "strive, hasten," originally "to be intent on," from P.Gmc. *khig- (cf. M.Du. higen "to pant," M.L.G. hichen, Ger. heichen).
2. 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”).
3. 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”). See: Middle English 'hien', Proto-Germanic '*hīgōną', Dutch 'hijgen', German, old spelling 'heichen', Danish 'hige', Latin 'cieō'.

Verbs referencing "hie"

German, old spelling hecheln, German, old spelling heichen.

Sample Sentences

  • But after her lover Amyntas hied. [1599, “Fair Phyllis”, John Farmer (music):]
  • Hath pleased you, and eased you, and sweet slumber seized you. And now to bed I hie. [1605, “Rest Sweet Nymphs”, Francis Pilkington (music):]
  • The youth, returning to his mistress, hies. [1717, William Congreve, Samuel Croxall, John Dryden, Laurence Eusden, John Ozell, “Book X”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:]
  • At break of morn she hies to yonder abbey [1781, Horace Walpole, The Mysterious Mother, Act 1 Scene 2:]
  • My husband hies him home. [c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:]
  • Some have conjectured hastily that all Southerners in town hie themselves to cafés at nightfall. [1906, O. Henry, A Cosmopolite in a Café:]