Informal hello
Origin of hi
Middle English hy, variant of hei, hey
A little girl says, "hi".
Hi is defined as a standard greeting and is short for "hello."
An example of "hi" is what you say when you see someone.
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hi
informal sp. of high
HI
Hawaii
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hi
interjection
InformalUsed to express greeting. hey
HI
abbreviation
- Hawaii
- high intensity
- humidity index
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Interjection
- A friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone.
- Hi, how are you?
- I just dropped by to say “hi”.
- An exclamation to call attention.
Adjective
- Informal spelling of high, often hyphenated.
- Get hi-quality videos here!
- Next, set the burner to hi.
Noun
hi (no attested plural)
- "Hi" or similar greeting.
Origin
American English (first recorded reference is to speech of a Kansas Indian), originally to attract attention, probably a variant of Middle English hy, hey (circa 1475) also an exclamation to call attention.
Abbreviations
- Hawaii, a state of the United States of America.
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