hi

Hi is defined as a standard greeting and is short for "hello."

(interjection)

An example of "hi" is what you say when you see someone.

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See hi in Webster's New World College Dictionary

interjection

Informal hello

Origin: ME hy, variant of hei, hey

adjective

high

Hawaii

See hi in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection
Informal
Used to express greeting. See Regional Note at hey.

abbreviation
  1. Hawaii
  2. high intensity
  3. humidity index

abbreviation
Hawaiian Islands

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