hello
exclamation, noun /helˈəʊ/
/-ˈoʊ/ (UK also hallo, hullo)Definition
A1 used when meeting or greeting someone: Hello, Paul. I haven't seen you for ages. I know her vaguely - we've exchanged hellos a few times. I just thought I'd call by and say hello. And a big hello (= welcome) to all the parents who've come to see the show.Welcoming, greeting and greetings A1 something that is said at the beginning of a phone conversation: "Hello, I'd like some information about your flights to the US, please."Welcoming, greeting and greetings › something that is said to attract someone's attention: The front door was open so she walked inside and called out, "Hello! Is there anybody in?"Welcoming, greeting and greetings › informal said to someone who has just said or done something stupid, especially something that shows they are not noticing what is happening around them: She asked me if I'd just arrived and I was like 'hello, I've been here for an hour.'InterjectionsSounds used as interjections › old-fashioned an expression of surprise: Hello, this is very strange - I know that man.Meeting peopleOfficial meetings
(Definition of hello exclamationnoun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appointment noun (ARRANGEMENT)
- farewell exclamation
- gathering noun
- how are things (with you)? idiom
- how do you do? idiom
- how's tricks? idiom
- it's a date idiom
- make yourself known idiom
- meet verb (COME TOGETHER)
- meet verb (PLACE)
- meeting point noun
- paths cross idiom
- pay your respects idiom
- rally noun (MEETING)
- remember sb to sb phrasal verb
- rendezvous noun
- same to you idiom
- see you (later) idiom
- there are plenty more fish in the sea idiom
- throw sb together phrasal verb
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