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hello Definition

hello (he lō, helō′)

  1. used as a greeting or response, as in telephoning
  2. used to attract attention
  3. used to express astonishment or surprise hello! what's this in my soup?

Etymology: var. of hollo

noun pl. -·los

an instance of saying or exclaiming “hello”

intransitive verb, transitive verb -·loed, -·lo·ing

to say or exclaim “hello” (to)

hello Synonyms

hello

interj.

how do you do, greetings, welcome, how are you, good morning, good day, ciao (Italian), bonjour (French), buenos días, buenas tardes, buenas noches (all Spanish), shalom (Hebrew), hey, hi, howdy*, howdy-do*, hi-ya*, yo*, what's up*, what's happening*; put it there, how goes it; see also greeting 1.

Antonyms goodbye*, au revoir (French), adiós (Spanish).

hello Usage Examples

Possessives

  • payment: These strategies should also include a scheme for ' golden hello ' payments for new staff in shortage subjects.

Converse of object

  • say: He would not say hello or even nod at me.
  • shout: So moving with all the gorgeous kids waving like crazy and shouting hello or goodbye and all wanting their photos taken.
  • wave: She was beaming as I waved hello to her and shouted " They've got him.
  • mean: By the way I think jambo means hello or something similar.

Adjective modifier

  • golden: These strategies should also include a scheme for ' golden hello ' payments for new staff in shortage subjects.
  • cheery: And everywhere we go, Michael gets a wave and a cheery hello from the people who are making things happen.
  • quick: A quick hello to my little sister, who told me how great the War Child album is.
  • big: A big hello to anyone I was at school with.
  • friendly: Staff will welcome you with a herbal drink and a friendly hello, and guide you through your treatments with expert grace and knowledge.
  • warm: I welcome you with open arms to say a warm hello, Do we have a future, will you stay or go?

Modifies a noun

  • hello.c: So, when compiling, I used " g++ -I $ INCLUDE -o hello hello.c " to compile.
  • Mr: If you window dressing I was bored at work today, so I started looking at a redesign of hello mr mackenzie.
  • everybody: Ahotz says, " hi all " Franco says, " hello everybody " Paolo finds its way in.
  • everyone: Newbie in search of advice First of all hello everyone!
  • world: For example the string, " hello world " is in blue.

Noun used with modifier

  • -o: So, when compiling, I used " g++ -I $ INCLUDE -o hello hello.c " to compile.
  • shout: Cruise river uniworld and shout hello us to the.
  • pm: Posted by: Jackie 10 May 14:31 pm hello shirley.
  • wave: Daddy's boy As I enter the open-plan office at his Camden headquarters, Stelios waves hello.
hello Quotes

Adieu tristesse Bonjour tristesse. Farewell sadness Hello sadness.

—EŁ  luard, Paul pseudonym of  Euge'  ne Grindel

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