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halehealthy; robust; vigorous; sound: The old man is still hale and hearty. Not to be confused with:hail – cheer, salute, acclaim: hail, Caesar; attract: hail a cab; precipitation in the form of ice ballshale 1 H0012800 (hāl)adj. hal·er, hal·est Free from infirmity or illness; sound. See Synonyms at healthy. [Middle English, from Old English hāl; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.] hale′ness n.
hale 2 H0012800 (hāl)tr.v. haled, hal·ing, hales 1. To compel to go: "In short order the human rights campaign was haled before a high court of indignation" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).2. Archaic To pull, draw, drag, or hoist. [Middle English halen, to pull, drag, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]hale (heɪl) adj1. healthy and robust (esp in the phrase hale and hearty)2. dialect Scot and Northern English whole[Old English hæl whole] ˈhaleness n
hale (heɪl) vb (tr) to pull or drag; haul[C13: from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German halōn to fetch, Old English geholian to acquire] ˈhaler n
Hale (heɪl) n1. (Biography) George Ellery. 1868–1938, US astronomer: undertook research into sunspots and invented the spectroheliograph2. (Biography) Sir Matthew. 1609–76, English judge and scholar; Lord Chief Justice (1671–76)hale1 (heɪl) adj. hal•er, hal•est. free from disease or infirmity. [before 1000; Middle English (north); Old English hāl whole] hale′ness, n. hale2 (heɪl) v.t. haled, hal•ing. 1. to compel (someone) to go: to hale a suspect into court. 2. to haul; pull. [1175–1225; Middle English < Middle French haler < Germanic; compare Old High German halōn to fetch, Old English geholian to get. compare haul] hal′er, n. Hale (heɪl) n. 1. Edward Everett, 1822–1909, U.S. clergyman and author. 2. George Ellery, 1868–1938, U.S. astronomer. 3. Nathan, 1755–76, American soldier hanged as a spy by the British during the American Revolution. 4. Sarah Josepha, 1788–1879, U.S. editor and author. hale - A handle of a plow or wheelbarrow.See also related terms for plow.hale Past participle: haled Gerund: haling
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I hale | you hale | he/she/it hales | we hale | you hale | they hale |
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I haled | you haled | he/she/it haled | we haled | you haled | they haled |
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I am haling | you are haling | he/she/it is haling | we are haling | you are haling | they are haling |
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I have haled | you have haled | he/she/it has haled | we have haled | you have haled | they have haled |
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I was haling | you were haling | he/she/it was haling | we were haling | you were haling | they were haling |
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I had haled | you had haled | he/she/it had haled | we had haled | you had haled | they had haled |
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I will hale | you will hale | he/she/it will hale | we will hale | you will hale | they will hale |
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I will have haled | you will have haled | he/she/it will have haled | we will have haled | you will have haled | they will have haled |
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I will be haling | you will be haling | he/she/it will be haling | we will be haling | you will be haling | they will be haling |
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I have been haling | you have been haling | he/she/it has been haling | we have been haling | you have been haling | they have been haling |
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I will have been haling | you will have been haling | he/she/it will have been haling | we will have been haling | you will have been haling | they will have been haling |
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I had been haling | you had been haling | he/she/it had been haling | we had been haling | you had been haling | they had been haling |
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I would hale | you would hale | he/she/it would hale | we would hale | you would hale | they would hale |
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I would have haled | you would have haled | he/she/it would have haled | we would have haled | you would have haled | they would have haled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Hale - a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)Nathan Hale | | 2. | Hale - United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)George Ellery Hale | | 3. | Hale - prolific United States writer (1822-1909)Edward Everett Hale | Verb | 1. | hale - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"coerce, force, pressure, squeezeturn up the heat, turn up the pressure - apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election"drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"bludgeon - overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"steamroll, steamroller - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"squeeze for - squeeze someone for money, information, etc.dragoon, railroad, sandbag - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"terrorise, terrorize - coerce by violence or with threatscompel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"bring oneself - cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents" | | 2. | hale - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"cart, haul, dragdraw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"bouse, bowse - haul with a tackle | Adj. | 1. | hale - exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"wholehealthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" |
haleadjective (Old-fashioned) healthy, well, strong, sound, fit, flourishing, blooming, robust, vigorous, hearty, in the pink, in fine fettle, right as rain (Brit. informal), able-bodied looking hale and heartyhaleadjectiveHaving good health:fit, healthful, healthy, hearty, right, sound, well, whole, wholesome.Idioms: fit as a fiddle, hale and hearty, in fine fettle.Translationsfrescovigorosocondurre a forzagagliardosanotirarehale
hail-fellow-well-metVery friendly, often obnoxiously or disingenuously so. I don't think George is as nice as he seems—he just strikes me as hail-fellow-well-met.hale and heartyHealthy. It's true that she was in the hospital a few weeks ago, but she's hale and hearty now.See also: and, hale, heartyhale and heartyCliché healthy. The young infant was hale and hearty. The calf—hale and hearty—ran around the barnyard.See also: and, hale, heartyhale-fellow-well-metFig. friendly to everyone; falsely friendly to everyone. (Usually said of males.) Yes, he's friendly, sort of hale-fellow-well-met. He's not a very sincere person. Hail-fellow-well-met—you know the type. What a pain he is. Good old Mr. Hail-fellow-well-met. What a phony!hale and heartyIn robust good health, as in After her long bout with pneumonia, I was glad to see her hale and hearty. This redundant expression, since both hale and hearty here mean "healthy," probably survives owing to its pleasing alliteration. [Mid-1800s] See also: and, hale, heartyhail-fellow-well-met showing excessive familiarity. 1979 Steven Levenkron The Best Little Girl in the World Harold was accustomed to hail-fellow-well-met salesmen and deferential secretaries and even irate accountants. hale and ˈhearty (especially of old people) strong and healthy: She was still hale and hearty in her nineties.See also: and, hale, heartyhale and heartyHealthy and vigorous. This term, which dates from the mid-nineteenth century, is redundant, since hale and hearty both mean “healthy.” It survived, no doubt, because of its pleasing alliteration. Thomas Hardy used it in The Dynasts (1903): “We be the King’s men, hale and hearty.”See also: and, hale, heartyHale
Hale1. George Ellery. 1868--1938, US astronomer: undertook research into sunspots and invented the spectroheliograph 2. Sir Matthew. 1609--76, English judge and scholar; Lord Chief Justice (1671--76) haleIn Hawaii, a primitive house, especially one consisting of a wood framework covered by thatched grass.Haldane
Hal·dane (hawl'dān), John B.S., English biochemist and geneticist, 1892-1964. See: Haldane relationship. Hal·dane (hawl'dān), John S., Scottish physiologist at Oxford, 1860-1936. See: Haldane apparatus, Haldane effect, Haldane transformation, Haldane tube, Haldane-Priestley sample. FinancialSeeHalerHALE
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HALE➣Haleakala National Park (US National Park Service) | HALE➣High Altitude Long Endurance (aircraft) | HALE➣Healthy Life Expectancy (World Health Organization) | HALE➣Health Adjusted Life Expectancy | HALE➣Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI) | HALE➣Healthy Active Living Education (learning program) |
Hale Related to Hale: Nathan Hale, hale and heartySynonyms for Haleadj healthySynonyms- healthy
- well
- strong
- sound
- fit
- flourishing
- blooming
- robust
- vigorous
- hearty
- in the pink
- in fine fettle
- right as rain
- able-bodied
Synonyms for Haleadj having good healthSynonyms- fit
- healthful
- healthy
- hearty
- right
- sound
- well
- whole
- wholesome
Synonyms for Halenoun a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the BritishSynonymsnoun United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)Synonymsnoun prolific United States writer (1822-1909)Synonymsverb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"Synonyms- coerce
- force
- pressure
- squeeze
Related Words- turn up the heat
- turn up the pressure
- drive
- bludgeon
- steamroll
- steamroller
- squeeze for
- dragoon
- railroad
- sandbag
- terrorise
- terrorize
- compel
- obligate
- oblige
- bring oneself
verb draw slowly or heavilySynonymsRelated Wordsadj exhibiting or restored to vigorous good healthSynonymsRelated Words |