hello in English dictionary

  • hello

    Meanings and definitions of "hello"

    • A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
    • (colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.
    • An expression of puzzlement or discovery.
    • "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
    • A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
    • A greeting used when answering the telephone.
    • interjection
      A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
    • interjection
      A greeting used when answering the telephone.
    • interjection
      A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
    • interjection
      (colloquial)
      Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.
    • interjection
      (chiefly Britain)
      An expression of puzzlement or discovery.
    • noun
      "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To greet with "hello".
    • hello
    • good day (daytime greeting)
    • hello (e.g. on phone)
    • Expression of greeting used by two or more people who meet each other.
    • greeting
    • when answering the telephone
    • is anyone there?
    • sarcastic: that was foolish
    • expression of puzzlement
    • noun
      an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"

    Synonyms of "hello" in English dictionary

    salutation, greeting, hullo are the top synonyms of "hello" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "hello" in English dictionary

    bye is the antonym of "hello" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of hello

    • hello ( plural  hellos)
    • nieodmienne
    • hello (plural hellos or helloes)
    • hello (third-person singular simple present hellos, present participle helloing, simple past and past participle helloed)
  • Hello
  • HELLO

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