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hello definition

hello (he lō′, hel′ō′)

interjection

  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. hellos -·los′

an instance of saying or exclaiming “hello”

intransitive verb, transitive verb helloed -·loed′, helloing -·lo′·ing

to say or exclaim “hello” (to)

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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).


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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.

Adjective modifier

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

Modifies a noun

  • hello.c: So, when compiling, I used " g++ -I $ INCLUDE -o hello hello.c " to compile.

Noun used with modifier

  • -o: So, when compiling, I used " g++ -I $ INCLUDE -o hello hello.c " to compile.
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hello quotes

Adieu tristesse Bonjour tristesse. Farewell sadness Hello sadness.

-EŁ  luard, Paul pseudonym of  Euge'  ne Grindel

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