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hello
hel·lo H0136000 (hĕ-lō′, hə-)interj. Used to greet someone, answer the telephone, or express surprise.n. pl. hel·los A calling or greeting of "hello."intr.v. hel·loed, hel·lo·ing, hel·loes To call "hello."
[Alteration of hallo, alteration of obsolete holla, stop!, perhaps from Old French hola : ho, ho! + la, there (from Latin illāc, that way).]hello (hɛˈləʊ; hə-; ˈhɛləʊ) , hallo or hullosentence substitute1. an expression of greeting used on meeting a person or at the start of a telephone call2. a call used to attract attention3. an expression of surprise4. an expression used to indicate that the speaker thinks his or her listener is naive or slow to realize something: Hello? Have you been on Mars for the past two weeks or something?. n, pl -losthe act of saying or calling "hello"[C19: see hallo]hel•lo (hɛˈloʊ, hə-, ˈhɛl oʊ)
interj., n., pl. -los, interj. 1. (used to express a greeting, answer a telephone, or attract attention.) 2. (used as an exclamation of surprise, wonder, etc.) 3. (used derisively to question the comprehension, intelligence, or common sense of the person being addressed.) n. 4. an act or instance of saying “hello”; greeting. v.i. 5. to say or shout “hello.” v.t. 6. to say “hello” to. Also, esp. Brit., hullo. [1850–55, Amer.; variant of hallo] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hello - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"hi, howdy, hullo, how-do-you-dogreeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) |
hellointerjection hi (informal), greetings, how do you do?, good morning, good evening, good afternoon, welcome, kia ora (N.Z.), gidday or g'day (Austral. & N.Z.) Hello. I won't shake hands because they're filthy.Translationshello, hallo, hullo (həˈləu) interjection, nouns a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise. Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?' (用於問候，引起注意，或表示驚訝) 嗨！喂！ （表示问候、惊奇等）喂！，嗨！ hello
a golden helloA sum of money paid to a new employee as a benefit for being recruited by a company. He had such an impressive résumé that he was offered a sizeable golden hello for joining the company.See also: golden, hellosay hello to (someone) for (one)To pass along one's greetings and well-wishes to someone else on one's behalf. Be sure to say hello to Gerald for me when you get there! You're going for an interview with Stephen Leicester and Mary Robinson? I haven't seen them in ages. Please say hello to them for me, would you?See also: hello, sayhello1. An interjection used to ask or determine if someone is listening or paying attention. Hello? Miranda? Did you hear anything I just said? What is the capital of Nebraska? Anyone? Hello?2. An interjection used in response to a statement or suggestion perceived as outlandish or ignorant. Um, hello? I would never wear a hideous outfit like that.3. An interjection used to express surprise or amazement. Hello! Look at the size of that cake! Whoa, hello! That skateboarder almost ran into me!Say hello to someone (for me).Please convey my good wishes to someone. (The someone can be a person's name or a pronoun. See also Give my best to someone; Remember me to someone.) Andy: Good-bye, Tom. Say hello to your brother for me. Tom: Sure. Bye, Andy. Sally: Well, good-bye. Mary: Bye. Sally: And say hello to Jane. Mary: Sure. Bye-bye.See also: hello, sayHello? exclam. Did you hear me?; Are you aware that I am talking to you? A: I don’t want any of that. B: Here, have some. A: Hello? No, I don’t want any. hello?Did you hear me? Do you really mean that? This slangy term is not the conventional greeting, but pronounced with strong stress on the second syllable (hel-LO?), it acquired this new meaning in the late 1900s. For example, “You mean you’ve never heard of America Online? Hello?” It is on its way to clichédom.MedicalSeeHIHELLO
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Related to hello: Hello MagazineSynonyms for hellointerj hiSynonyms- hi
- greetings
- how do you do?
- good morning
- good evening
- good afternoon
- welcome
- kia ora
- gidday or g'day
Synonyms for hellonoun an expression of greetingSynonyms- hi
- howdy
- hullo
- how-do-you-do
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