hello

(also UK hallo)

/helˈəʊ/ exclamation

Definition

GREET › used to greet someone: Hello, Chris, how are things?

TELEPHONE › used to start a conversation on the telephone: Hello, this is Alex.

(Definition of hello exclamation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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