hello
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1. Used as a greeting or to begin a phone conversation.
hello there, Katie!
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2. Used to express surprise.
hello, what's all this then?
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3. Used as a cry to attract someone's attention.
‘Hello below!’ he cried
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4. Used informally to express sarcasm or anger.
The girl is finding love on the telephone, hello!
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Noun (hellos)
1. An utterance of ‘hello’; a greeting.
They nodded their hellos, Lisa heading straight for business.
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Verb (helloes, helloing, helloed)
1. Say or shout ‘hello’
He halloed me back and set about making some more porridge.
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Origin
1. Early 19th century variant of earlier hollo; related to holla.

