Hie vs Hey - What's the difference?
hie | hey |
(poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
* Dryden
(reflexive, poetic) To hurry (oneself).
* Shakespeare
An exclamation to get attention.
A protest or reprimand.
An expression of surprise.
(US, Australia, UK, Canada) An informal greeting, similar to hi.
A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion (see also eh, huh).
A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
(country dancing) A choreographic figure in which the dancers weave between one another.
As nouns the difference between hie and hey
is that hie is haste; diligence while hey is (country dancing) a choreographic figure in which the dancers weave between one another.As a verb hie
is (poetic) to hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.As an interjection hey is
an exclamation to get attention.hie
English
Verb
- The youth, returning to his mistress, hies .
- My husband hies him home.
References
* ----hey
English
Alternative forms
* (l) * (l)Interjection
(en interjection)- Hey , look at this!
- Hey ! Stop that!
- Hey ! This is new!
- Hey ! How's it going?
- Hey ? How's that?
- The chorus is "nana na na, nana na na hey hey hey, goodbye".