Definizione di "hello"

Frequenza

hello

(heloʊ

) also hallo also hullo

parola: plural hellos

1. convenzione A1

You say 'Hello' to someone when you meet them.

[formulae]

Hello, Trish.

Do you want to pop your head in and say hallo to my girlfriend?

sostantivo numerabile A1

Hello is also a noun.

The salesperson greeted me with a warm hello.

2. convenzione A1

You say 'Hello' to someone at the beginning of a phone conversation, either when you answer the phone or before you give your name or say why you are phoning.

[formulae]

A moment later, Cohen picked up the phone. 'Hello?'

Hallo, may I speak to Frank, please.

3. convenzione A2

You can call 'hello' to attract someone's attention.

She could see the open door of a departmental office. 'Hello! Excuse me. This is the department of French, isn't it?'.

Very softly, she called out: 'Hallo? Who's there?'

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'hello'

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Frequenza

hello in British English

or hallo or hullo (hɛˈləʊ

, hə-

, ˈhɛləʊ

)

frase sostituita

an expression of greeting used on meeting a person or at the start of a telephone call

a call used to attract attention

an expression of surprise

an expression used to indicate that the speaker thinks his or her listener is naive or slow to realize something

Hello? Have you been on Mars for the past two weeks or something?

sostantivo parola: plural -los

the act of saying or calling "hello"

Parola origine hello

C19: see hallo

Frequenza

hello in American English

(hɛˈloʊ , ˈhɛlˌoʊ )

interiezione Origin: var. of hollo

used as a greeting or response, as in telephoning

used to attract attention

used to express astonishment or surprise

hello! what's this in my soup?

sostantivo parola: plural hellos

an instance of saying or exclaiming “hello”

verbo intransitivo , verbo transitivo parola: helloed, helloing

to say or exclaim “hello” (to)

Frequenza

hello in American English

(heˈlou, hə-, ˈhelou) (noun plural -los, verb -loed, -loing)

interiezione

(used to express a greeting, answer a telephone, or attract attention)

(an exclamation of surprise, wonder, elation, etc.)

(used derisively to question the comprehension, intelligence, or common sense of the person being addressed)

You're gonna go out with him? Hello!

sostantivo

the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting)

She gave me a warm hello

verbo intransitivo

to say “hello”; to cry or shout

I helloed, but no one answered

verbo transitivo

to say “hello” to (someone)

We helloed each other as though nothing had happened

Also (esp. Brit.): hullo

Parola origine hello

[1865–70; var. of hallo]

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Hello is wobbling out of the speakers.We would say hello as she came and went.An enthusiastic and warm hello.But in the meantime, hello!She'll say hello to trees and goodnight to the stars and the moon.He met a Norwegian minister last week just for a quick hello.I saw her in the street once and put my hand up to say hello and she went to wave back.That was a big hello for me.It is saying goodbye without knowing when you'll say hello again. Ten years on, hello again.