hello
(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!
the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting): She gave me a warm hello.
to say “hello”; to cry or shout: I helloed, but no one answered.
to say “hello” to (someone): We helloed each other as though nothing had happened.
Origin of hello
1- Also especially British, hullo.
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How to use hello in a sentence
Lilac is a goodbye to her twenties and a hello to her thirties, the artist explained, and the flower in the project title has the meaning of “memories of youth.”
hello marketers,This installment for “Messy SEO” details my process of rectifying the broken link and image issues that arose following the MarTech website consolidation.
Messy SEO Part 3: How to find cached images and improve user experience | Corey Patterson | October 18, 2021 | Search Engine LandShe spent first grade through ninth in Harlan County in the southeast corner where Kentucky says its hellos to Virginia.
Buddy Boeheim thought he would just be a role player. His role now is Syracuse’s leading man. | Chuck Culpepper | March 25, 2021 | Washington PostI feel like I’m sprinting through rooms with barely a hello, and they FEEL that from all of us.
In a relentless pandemic, nursing-home workers are worn down and stressed out | Will Englund | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostIn May, they launched the hello Ranger website as a resource created by and for the national-park-loving community, with a focus on underrepresented voices and issues.
He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, ‘hello, I’m Oliver Reed.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTForty Years Young: hello Kitty and the Power of Cute By Julia Rubin, Racked hello Kitty is everywhere.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Nov 17-23, 2014 | William Boot | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASThello Ladies is, of course, about your British character navigating the L.A. dating scene.
Stephen Merchant Talks ‘Hello Ladies’ movie, the Nicole Kidman Cameo, and Legacy of ‘The Office’ | Marlow Stern | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow long did you see hello Ladies going prior to HBO pulling the plug?
Stephen Merchant Talks ‘Hello Ladies’ movie, the Nicole Kidman Cameo, and Legacy of ‘The Office’ | Marlow Stern | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd where did the idea of the hello Ladies movie come about?
Stephen Merchant Talks ‘Hello Ladies’ movie, the Nicole Kidman Cameo, and Legacy of ‘The Office’ | Marlow Stern | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was mighty glad to see him, but I hadn't time to more than say "hello" before Goodell and the others came in.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThere isn't a girl in a thousand who'd have done that decent thing without being bidden; but—hello!
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondThe door was immediately opened and the man he had seen exclaimed, "hello, Steve, yo' un air late."
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunnhello—I can't hear you—you'll have to talk louder—you don't know the noise they is in this house.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeDozens of poor devils sitting around nursing their misery and afraid to say hello to another human being.
The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for hello
hallo or hullo
/ (hɛˈləʊ, hə-, ˈhɛləʊ) /
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?
the act of saying or calling "hello"
Origin of hello
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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