Define:Hello
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[eedit soorce]Alternative forms
[eedit soorce]Etymology
[eedit soorce](first attestit in 1833), frae
,
(attestit 1588). This variant o
is eften creditit tae Thomas Edison as a coinage for telephone uise, but its appearance in print predates the invention o the telephone bi several decades. Possibly frae the Old High German an Old Saxon verb
,
, akin tae Inglis
or
.
Pronunciation
[eedit soorce]Sense | UK | US |
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(greetin): | Audio (UK) (help·info) | Audio (US) (help·info) |
(telephone greetin): | Audio (UK) (help·info) | Audio (US) (help·info) |
(cry for response): | Audio (UK) (help·info) | Audio (US) (help·info) |
(sarcastic implication): | Audio (UK) (help·info) | Audio (US) (help·info) |
(expressin puzzlement): | Audio (UK) (help·info) |
- (deprecatit uise o
|lang=
parameter) Rhymes: -əʊ
Interjection
[eedit soorce]Hello
Usage notes
[eedit soorce]- The greetin
- hello
is amang the maist generic an neutral in uise. It mey be heard in nearly aw social situations an in nearly aw walks o life, an is unlikly tae cause offense.
Quotations
[eedit soorce]Synonyms
[eedit soorce]- (greeting):
- See an aa Wikisaurus:hello
Antonyms
[eedit soorce]Derived terms
[eedit soorce]See also
[eedit soorce]Noun
[eedit soorce]Hello (plural Hellos)
- "Hello!" or an equivalent greetin.
- 2007 April 29, Stephanie Rosenbloom, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, New York Times:
- In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.
- 2007 April 29, Stephanie Rosenbloom, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, New York Times:
Synonyms
[eedit soorce]Scots
[eedit soorce]Interjection
[eedit soorce]Hello
- a greetin