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hello

/həˈləʊ/

/həˈloʊ/

Translations

hellointerjection

/həˈləʊ/

/həˈloʊ/

здравствуйте

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the meeting.

Здравствуйте, всем! Добро пожаловать на встречу.

привет

Hello! How are you today?

Привет! Как ты сегодня?

Synonyms

what's up

hellonoun

hellos

/həˈləʊ/

/həˈloʊ/

приветствие

The teacher's hello was warm and welcoming.

Приветствие учителя было теплым и гостеприимным.

Additional translations

добрый день

Synonyms

helloverb

helloed

Past Simple

helloed

Past Participle

helloing

Gerund

Rare but attested use meaning ‘to greet with the word “hello”’.

Synonyms

say hello to

call out to

shout to

Definitions

hellointerjection

A greeting used to acknowledge someone's presence or to begin a conversation.

Hello! How are you today?

An expression of surprise or interest.

Hello! What's going on over there?

Used to attract attention.

Hello! Can anyone hear me?

Used when answering the telephone.

Hello, Dr Smith’s office—how may I help you?

hellonoun

A greeting or expression of goodwill.

She gave a cheerful hello to everyone as she entered the room.

An utterance of the word 'hello' as a greeting or to attract attention.

His hello was barely audible over the noise of the crowd.

helloverb

To greet (someone) by saying “hello”.

The neighbors helloed each other across the fence.

To call out in order to attract attention, especially by saying “hello”.

She helloed up the stairs but no one answered.