hale

[ heyl ]

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adjective,hal·er, hal·est.

free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life.

Origin of hale

First recorded before 1000; Middle English (northern and Scottish); Old English hāl “sound, uninjured”; see origin at whole,heal

Other words for hale

sound, healthy

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Opposites for hale

sickly

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Other words from hale

haleness, noun

Other definitions for hale (2 of 4)

hale²

[ heyl ]

verb (used with object),haled, hal·ing.

to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court.
to haul; pull.

Origin of hale

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English hal(l)en, hailen “to drag, pull,” from Old French haler, from Germanic; compare Dutch halen “to pull, fetch”; akin to Old English geholian “to get, obtain,” German holen “to fetch”; see also haul

Other words from hale

haler, noun

Other definitions for hale (3 of 4)

hale³

[ hah-ley ]

noun

(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.

Origin of hale

First recorded in 1885–90; from Hawaiian; literally, “house, hall, building”

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Hale

[ heyl ]

noun

Edward Everett, 1822–1909, U.S. clergyman and author.
George El·ler·y [el-uh-ree], /ˈɛl ə ri/, 1868–1938, U.S. astronomer.

Sir Matthew, 1609–76, British jurist: Lord Chief Justice 1671–76.
Nathan, 1755–76, American soldier hanged as a spy by the British during the American Revolution.
Sarah Jo·se·pha [joh-see-fuh], /dʒoʊˈsi fə/, 1788–1879, U.S. editor and author.

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How to use hale in a sentence

According to Hales, Florence was a town ruled by and for men.
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“I was so taken by the idea that she was an Italian woman,” Hales told The Daily Beast.
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By embracing celibacy, Hales is embarking upon one of the only sanctioned paths for LGBT students at BYU.
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When Jimmy Hales came out, it was to an audience of nearly 600,000 people.
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John Hales died; an English author, so much admired for his wit and learning, that he is called the ever memorable.
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Prof. Hales suggests that Eclympasteyre represents Icelon plastora, where plastora is the acc.
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Hales—father and daughter come,—mother too great an invalid—Macphersons come, and Mr. Horsfall, and Mr. Young.
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In 1726 Dr. Hales had announced that a gas capable of burning, and giving light while burning, could be distilled from coal.
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Mr. Hales and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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British Dictionary definitions for hale (1 of 3)

hale¹

/ (heɪl) /

adjective

healthy and robust (esp in the phrase hale and hearty)
Scot and Northern English dialect whole

Origin of hale

Old English hæl whole

Derived forms of hale

haleness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for hale (2 of 3)

hale²

/ (heɪl) /

verb

(tr) to pull or drag; haul

Origin of hale

C13: from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German halōn to fetch, Old English geholian to acquire

Derived forms of hale

haler, noun

British Dictionary definitions for Hale (3 of 3)

Hale

/ (heɪl) /

noun

George Ellery. 1868–1938, US astronomer: undertook research into sunspots and invented the spectroheliograph
Sir Matthew. 1609–76, English judge and scholar; Lord Chief Justice (1671–76)

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