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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hey /heɪ/USA pronunciation interj. - This word is used to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.:Hey, come back here, you!
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hey (hā),USA pronunciation interj. - (used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- Dialect Terms[Southern U.S. Informal.]hello: used as a greeting.
- Middle English hei 1150–1200
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hey /heɪ/ interj - an expression indicating surprise, dismay, discovery, etc, or calling for another's attention
- South African an exclamation used for emphasis at the end of a statement, or alone to seek repetition or confirmation of another person's statement
- hey presto ⇒ an exclamation used by conjurors to herald the climax of a trick
Etymology: 13th Century: compare Old French hay, German hei, Swedish hej |