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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGHTAIL

hightail  [ˈhaɪˌteɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGHTAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hightail is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hightail in English.

WHAT DOES HIGHTAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hightail

Hightail - formerly YouSendIt - is a cloud service that lets users send, receive, digitally sign and synchronize files. YouSendIt.com and YouSendIt Inc. were founded in 2004; the company renamed itself Hightail in 2013. The company's early focus was on helping users send files that were too large for email; in 2007 it started adding features and plug-ins for businesses in 2007. The service grew quickly, and the firm raised $49 million in funding between 2005 and 2010. The service can now be used via the web, a desktop client, mobile devices, or from within business applications with a Hightail plugin.

Definition of hightail in the English dictionary

The definition of hightail in the dictionary is to go or move in a great hurry Also: hightail it.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HIGHTAIL

PRESENT

Present
I hightail
you hightail
he/she/it hightails
we hightail
you hightail
they hightail
Present continuous
I am hightailing
you are hightailing
he/she/it is hightailing
we are hightailing
you are hightailing
they are hightailing
Present perfect
I have hightailed
you have hightailed
he/she/it has hightailed
we have hightailed
you have hightailed
they have hightailed
Present perfect continuous
I have been hightailing
you have been hightailing
he/she/it has been hightailing
we have been hightailing
you have been hightailing
they have been hightailing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hightailed
you hightailed
he/she/it hightailed
we hightailed
you hightailed
they hightailed
Past continuous
I was hightailing
you were hightailing
he/she/it was hightailing
we were hightailing
you were hightailing
they were hightailing
Past perfect
I had hightailed
you had hightailed
he/she/it had hightailed
we had hightailed
you had hightailed
they had hightailed
Past perfect continuous
I had been hightailing
you had been hightailing
he/she/it had been hightailing
we had been hightailing
you had been hightailing
they had been hightailing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hightail
you will hightail
he/she/it will hightail
we will hightail
you will hightail
they will hightail
Future continuous
I will be hightailing
you will be hightailing
he/she/it will be hightailing
we will be hightailing
you will be hightailing
they will be hightailing
Future perfect
I will have hightailed
you will have hightailed
he/she/it will have hightailed
we will have hightailed
you will have hightailed
they will have hightailed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hightailing
you will have been hightailing
he/she/it will have been hightailing
we will have been hightailing
you will have been hightailing
they will have been hightailing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hightail
you would hightail
he/she/it would hightail
we would hightail
you would hightail
they would hightail
Conditional continuous
I would be hightailing
you would be hightailing
he/she/it would be hightailing
we would be hightailing
you would be hightailing
they would be hightailing
Conditional perfect
I would have hightail
you would have hightail
he/she/it would have hightail
we would have hightail
you would have hightail
they would have hightail
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hightailing
you would have been hightailing
he/she/it would have been hightailing
we would have been hightailing
you would have been hightailing
they would have been hightailing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hightail
we let´s hightail
you hightail
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hightail
Past participle
hightailed
Present Participle
hightailing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGHTAIL


blacktail
ˈblækˌteɪl
bobtail
ˈbɒbˌteɪl
bucktail
ˈbʌkˌteɪl
carrytale
ˈkærɪˌteɪl
cocktail
ˈkɒkˌteɪl
cottontail
ˈkɒtənˌteɪl
daytale
ˈdeɪˌteɪl
dovetail
ˈdʌvˌteɪl
ducktail
ˈdʌkˌteɪl
e-tail
ˈiːˌteɪl
fishtail
ˈfɪʃˌteɪl
hardtail
ˈhɑːdˌteɪl
horsetail
ˈhɔːsˌteɪl
pigtail
ˈpɪɡˌteɪl
ponytail
ˈpəʊnɪˌteɪl
swallowtail
ˈswɒləʊˌteɪl
tattletale
ˈtætəlˌteɪl
telltale
ˈtɛlˌteɪl
whitetail
ˈwaɪtˌteɪl
yellowtail
ˈjɛləʊˌteɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGHTAIL

highly charged
highly paid
highly rated
highly strung
highly trained
highman
highmost
highness
highroad
Highsmith
hight
highting
hightop
highveld
highway
Highway Code
highway patrol
highway robbery
highwayman
highwaymen

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGHTAIL

curtail
detail
entail
fruit cocktail
go into detail
in detail
long tail
mocktail
nose to tail
pintail
ploughtail
prawn cocktail
rat tail
rat-tail
retail
shirt-tail
shrimp cocktail
sting in the tail
tail
whiptail

Synonyms and antonyms of hightail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hightail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGHTAIL

Find out the translation of hightail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hightail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hightail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hightail
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hightail
570 millions of speakers

English

hightail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hightail
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hightail
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мчаться со всех ног
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hightail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hightail
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hightail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hightail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hightail
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

急いで立去る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로 도망
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hightail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hightail
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hightail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेटेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yousendıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hightail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hightail
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мчати щодуху
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hightail
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hightail
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hightail
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hightail
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hightail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hightail

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGHTAIL»

The term «hightail» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGHTAIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hightail» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hightail» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hightail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGHTAIL»

Discover the use of hightail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hightail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Buddy Hemp
Hightail, Mama's cat, was fat and always hungry. When she wasn't eating out of her food bowl, she was hunting mice, lizards, birds, and anything that moved. Hightail couldn't get enough food to satisfy her appetite. One day, Will and Mama  ...
Joseph Hester, 2014
2
Refining Design for Business: Using analytics, marketing, ...
Linda Tai heads analytics and testing at Hightail. Prior to Hightail, Linda led marketing analytics and datamart teams at intuit, Yahoo!, and genealogy.com. in her previous career as an advisory engineer at iBM, Linda focused on disk drive  ...
Michael Krypel, 2014
3
Ascension
Don't you think it's time to... Hightail it? Hightail it up the cobbled path lined with crumpled, savaged buds and petals. Hightail over the smouldering arch bridge and past the black and burning cottages. Hightail down the heavily trampled grassy ...
Gabriel Da Silva, 2006
4
Seeds of Destiny
But then Senior Hightail was on his knees as well and pointing at two that showed dark cracks and pale, creamy tendrils peeking out. "Ahh," they said together, and each Rac picked one up with a reverent touch. "They're already sprouting," ...
Thomas A. Easton, 1994
5
Cooper's Novels: The Monikons
Well, that is a very pretty thing, there can be no doubt — then you have money at use ?" " And who is the debtor?" sneeringly inquired the jack-a napes Hightail. " No other, my Lord Hightail, than the realm of Great Britain." " Exquisite, that, egad  ...
James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, 1860
6
Novels: The monikins
Well, that is a very pretty thing, there can be no doubt — then you have money at use ?" " And who is the debtor?" sneeringly inquired the jack-a napes Hightail. " No other, my Lord Hightail, than the realm of Great Britain." " Exquisite, that, egad  ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1860
7
The Monikins;
art ever for refining, Hightail — Sir John Golden- calf is a very respectable person in the island of — a — a — a — what do you call that said island of yours, Goldencalf ? — a — a — ; — " " Great Britain, my Lord." " Ay, Great Breeches, sure ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1835
8
Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
iPS^SSf mmm □ ft > hightail to hightail it I 5fi3i#i® (Shirley, hightail it down to the railway station to see whether your Granny has come or not. nm > - mmmmm high water come hell or high water Jt HELL hill old as the hills 5i OLD • over the hill ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
9
100% Wolf
“Hotspur,” Hightail continued, “the Fang Council sentences you to wear that Moonstone and remain as a man for six years, to match the time you locked your brother in darkness.” Sir Hotspur went pale with horror. To be deprived of being a  ...
Jayne Lyons, 2009
10
72 Hours
As soon as we see them walk through that door, he expects us to hightail it across the street.” “Hightail, who says hightail?” By now Mike had joined Dan in the bedroom. “I think I've seen about as much as I need to, for now anyway. How about ...
Megan Barr, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGHTAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hightail is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick Breakup 2015: Kourtney's Hair …
... the former NBA player has been talking to Kourtney's longtime partner on the phone ever since the split on July 6, "begging Scott to hightail ... «Latin Post, Jul 15»
2
Hollywood Forever Cemetery is L.A.'s Big Outdoor Living Room …
... skinny tie hightail it to the photo booth — where folks are lining up to have their pictures taken in the geometric, Mod-a-rific set designed and ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Meet Cleversafe's Jason Resch, the kind of talent you build a …
... of it—at least 100 petabytes—such as photo-sharing site Shutterfly and file-sharer Hightail. The company doesn't disclose revenue but says it ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Jul 15»
4
Lamar Odom Begging Scott Disick To Reconcile With Kourtney …
... happened to him — and Lamar is begging Scott to hightail his ass home before it's too late,” a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
5
Can Dropbox go from consumer hit to business success? | CIO
Hightail (formerly YouSendIt). Online storage services have been a mainstream option for consumers for some time now. But as the business ... «CIO, Jul 15»
6
How To Dye Hair Pink, Silver & Blond: Summer Hair Color Ideas For …
But before you hightail it to your beauty supply source, read up on our rapid fire Q&A with celebrity hair colorist, Beth Minardi. This pro gave us ... «Fashion Times, Jul 15»
7
Adorable seals take hearing tests—and offer insight into Arctic …
Bowhead whales tend to hightail it out of the area. Walruses have been known to flee, too, particularly when they're on land, which can cause ... «OnEarth Magazine, Jul 15»
8
"What A Great Guy": Right-Wing Media's Reaction To Scott Walker …
I'd love to see him in the White House, just so I could watch Nancy Pelosi hightail it out of there in her little Prius." Meanwhile, Dana Perino ... «Media Matters for America, Jul 15»
9
New Horizons is go for Pluto flyby
... hightail it back to the Lunar Module. With the same sense of caution, New Horizons is programmed to collect the best data from its recorders ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
10
Onstage & Backstage: Darren Criss Made a Teenage Dream Come …
James and I then hightail it to the Knickerbocker hotel. Why? Certainly not because we can afford to stay there. Because they sponsored us and ... «Playbill.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hightail [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hightail>. Apr 2024 ».
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