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hello
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hello
(noun)
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hello
/hə
ˈ
loʊ/
noun
plural
hellos
hello
/hə
ˈ
loʊ/
noun
plural
hellos
Learner's definition of HELLO
1
—
used as a greeting
Hello
there! How are you?
Hello
, my name is Linda.
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the act of saying the word
hello
to someone as a greeting
We exchanged
hellos
. [=we said hello to each other]
They welcomed us with a warm
hello
.
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used when you are answering the telephone
Hello
. Who's this? [=who is calling?]
Hello
. May I speak to Linda, please?
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used to get someone's attention
Hello
? Is anybody here?
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used to express surprise
Well,
hello
! What do we have here?
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