hallo
Americaninterjection
noun
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the cry “hallo!”
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a shout of exultation.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”
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to cry “hallo” to (someone).
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to shout (something).
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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hallosimple
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hallossimple
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have halloedperfect
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has halloedperfect
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am halloingprogressive
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are halloingprogressive
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is halloingprogressive
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have been halloingperfect progressive
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has been halloingperfect progressive
Past
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halloedsimple
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had halloedperfect
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was halloingprogressive
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were halloingprogressive
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had been halloingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of hallo
First recorded in 1560–70; variant of hollo, itself variant of earlier holla, from Middle French hola, equivalent to ho “ahoy” + la “there”
Example Sentences
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A spin painting that Hirst made with Bowie – Beautiful, hallo, space-boy painting – is estimated at £250,000-£350,000.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2016
In their Manga suits, their moon boots, they tossed their teased doll’s hair and called, Hallo- hallo.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
A hulking fellow with a very hot and red face and chubby cheeks followed the couple that had disappeared noisily shouting hallo, and the slender rascal who came last laughed so knowingly and slyly.
From The Son of His Mother by Viebig, Clara
Here lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound follow, Whose foot ne'er tainted morning dew, Nor ear heard huntsman's hallo!
From The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades by Various
Don't hallo till we're out of the wood, as the Chief would say.
From Swift and Sure by Strang, Herbert
In surly speed he helps the maids by force And feeds the cows and hallos till he's hoarse; And when he's lame they only jest and play And bid him throw his kiby heels away.
From Poems Chiefly from Manuscript by Clare, John
After hallos and handshakes, smiles and grunts, we asked for news, and were gratified to find that all was well with men and beasts alike.
From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron
They squealed as they did so, and every now and then broke into hallos or bursts of song.
From A harum-scarum schoolgirl by Campbell, John
Last week in pious Brusa, the "green* city," a muezzin halloed "Tanri Ulndur" from one of the minarets whence Brusans had heard "Allah Akbar" since the 14th Century.
From Time Magazine Archive
Willis was waiting, and he waved and halloed as Turner rowed closer.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Today, over home, you stood in the drive and halloed for Bob till he came out for you.
From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch
For an instant it seemed that Ace would not see them, and Hollis rose from the rock on which he had been sitting and halloed to him.
From The Coming of the Law by Seltzer, Charles Alden
I directly suspected who it was, and I halloed to him by name, that he was discovered.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel
David Shoun later recalled that in all his years as a doctor he’d never seen a man in such agony: “He was halloing and was in awful misery.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Why, we met never a tattered vagabond on the road but he was halloing of ditties, and a kinder, more hospitable set of people never lived.
From A Set of Rogues by Barrett, Frank
And the soldiers below were gaining courage and responding to the rallying cries of the captains, who were halloing and pointing toward the edge of the cliff, down in the direction of the cataract.
From Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner by Douglass, Ellsworth
Well there is no use halloing about that now, let us try and get a sleep.
From A Chapter of Adventures by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
They got lost in the forest, and wandered about for a long time, halloing and trying to find the top.
From Seven Little People and their Friends by Scudder, Horace Elisha
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