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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hal•lo (hə lō′),USA pronunciation interj., n., pl. -los, v., -loed, -lo•ing. interj. - (used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
n. - the cry "hallo!''
- a shout of exultation.
v.i. - to call with a loud voice;
shout;
cry, as after hunting dogs.
v.t. - to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of "hallo!''
- to cry "hallo'' to (someone).
- to shout (something).
Also, halloa, halloo, hallow, hillo, hilloa, hullo, hulloo. - Middle French hola, equivalent. to ho ahoy + la there
- variant of hollo, itself variant of earlier holla 1560–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hallo /həˈləʊ/ sentence substitute , n - a variant spelling of hello
sentence substitute , n , vb - a variant spelling of halloo
hel•lo /hɛˈloʊ, hə-, ˈhɛloʊ/USA pronunciation interj., n., pl. -los. interj. - This word is used to express a greeting, answer a telephone, or attract attention:Hello, how are you?
- This word is used to express surprise, wonder, etc.:"Hello, what's this?'' said the detective.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of saying "hello'';
greeting:a mumbled hello.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hal•loo (hə lo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation interj., n., pl. -loos, v.i., v.t., -looed, -loo•ing. - hallo.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hel•lo (he lō′, hə-, hel′ō),USA pronunciation interj., n., pl. -los, v., -loed, -lo•ing. interj. - (used to express a greeting, answer a telephone, or attract attention.)
- (an exclamation of surprise, wonder, elation, etc.)
- (used derisively to question the comprehension, intelligence, or common sense of the person being addressed):You're gonna go out with him ? Hello!
n. - the call "hello'' (used as an expression of greeting):She gave me a warm hello.
v.i. - to say "hello'';
to cry or shout:I helloed, but no one answered.
v.t. - to say "hello'' to (someone):We helloed each other as though nothing had happened.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] hullo. hello, + interj. - (used derisively to question the comprehension, intelligence, or common sense of the person being addressed):You're gonna go out with him? Hello!
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: halloo /həˈluː/, hallo, halloa /həˈləʊ/ sentence substitute - a shout to attract attention, esp to call hounds at a hunt
n ( pl -loos, -los, -loas)- a shout of "halloo"
vb ( -loos, -looing, -looed, -los, -loing, -loed, -loas, -loaing, -loaed)- to shout (something) to (someone)
- (transitive) to urge on or incite (dogs) with shouts
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hello, hallo, hullo /hɛˈləʊ hə-; ˈhɛləʊ/ sentence substitute - an expression of greeting used on meeting a person or at the start of a telephone call
- a call used to attract attention
- an expression of surprise
- 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 -los)- the act of saying or calling "hello"
Etymology: 19th Century: see hallo |