Homonyms: high and hie

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Tutoring English, homonyms are always interesting. The tutor mentions the pair high and hie.

I imagine everyone knows what high means.

hie (verb):

hurry or hasten.

Source:

Gilmour, Lorna (editor). Collins Essential Canadian English Dictionary and Thesaurus. Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 2006.

Mish, Frederick C. (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.

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