Hightail

Pronunciation: /haɪˈteɪl/

Definitions of hightail

verb to leave or move quickly, often in a hurry or with urgency

Example Sentences

A1 I hightailed it out of there when I heard a loud noise.

A2 She hightailed to the store to buy some milk before it closed.

B1 The detective hightailed after the suspect, trying to catch up.

B2 After hearing the news, she hightailed it to the airport to catch the next flight out.

C1 The team hightailed to the finish line, securing their victory in the race.

C2 Despite the obstacles, he hightailed through the challenges and emerged victorious.

Examples of hightail in a Sentence

formal The suspect decided to hightail it out of town before the authorities arrived.

informal Let's hightail out of here before it starts raining!

slang We need to hightail it to the party before all the food is gone.

figurative She always hightails it to the nearest coffee shop when she needs a break from work.

Grammatical Forms of hightail

• past tense: hightailed
• plural: hightails
• comparative: hightailer
• superlative: hightailiest
• present tense: hightail
• future tense: will hightail
• perfect tense: have hightailed
• continuous tense: is hightailing
• singular: hightail
• positive degree: hightail
• infinitive: to hightail
• gerund: hightailing
• participle: hightailed

Origin and Evolution of hightail

First Known Use: 1874 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'hightail' is believed to have originated from the practice of animals raising their tails when fleeing from danger.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe the action of a fleeing animal raising its tail, 'hightail' eventually evolved to refer to humans fleeing or leaving quickly in the late 19th century.