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hello
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hel·lo  (h-l, h-)
interj.
Used to greet someone, answer the telephone, or express surprise.
n. pl. hel·los
A calling or greeting of "hello."
intr.v. hel·loed, hel·lo·ing, hel·loes
To call "hello."

[Alteration of hallo, alteration of obsolete holla, stop!, perhaps from Old French hola : ho, ho! + la, there (from Latin illc, that way).]

hello, hallo or hullo
interj
1. an expression of greeting or surprise
2. a call used to attract attention
Noun
pl -los
the act of saying `hello' [French holà]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hellohello - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

hello
interjection hi, (informal) greetings, how do you do?, good morning, good evening, good afternoon, welcome, kia ora N.Z. gidday or g'day Austral., N.Z.
Translations

hello [həˈləu] excl¡hola!;
(surprise) → ¡caramba!;
(TEL) → ¡dígame! (esp SP); ¡aló! (LAM)
hello [həˈləu] exclbonjour!;
(to attract attention) → hé!;
(surprise) → tiens!
hello [həˈləu] exclhallo;
(expressing surprise) → nanu, he
hello [həˈləu] exclbuon giorno!; ciao! (to sb one addresses as "tu");
(surprise) → ma guarda!

hello
interjections / nouns hello, hallo, hullo [həˈləu]
a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?'hallo, haaiهالو، مرحباздрастиahoj; no nazdarhej; dav; halloHallo!γεια!, καλημέρα! (επιφ.)hola; vaya, andatere!; hei, halloo (tähelepanu tõmbamiseks)درودhei!, tervesalut!, hé!, tiens!הָלוֹस्वागत, आश्चर्य आदि की अभिव्यक्ति का शब्दhej!, ej!, zdravo!, halo!halló!; helló!; hé!halo!hallóciao; ehi; ohibòやあ이봐, 여보세요, 안녕하세요labas, ei!, ohohallo!helloHallo!hallo, hei, morn, god daghalooláSalut!привет!; эй!; здрасте!ahoj; no nazdarhalo! zdravo!zdravohej!, hallå!, vad nu då?สวัสดี (คำทักทายmerhaba, selâm, hey; alo(表示問候、驚奇等)喂,嗨алло!, привіт!بے تکلفانہ تخاطب خوش آمدید کہنے کا لفظxin chào; biểu lộ sự ngạc nhiên,嗨

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