Hello

Hello
Hello Hel*lo", interj. & n. An exclamation used as a greeting, to call attention, as an exclamation of surprise, or to encourage one. This variant of {Halloo} and {Holloo} has become the dominant form. In the United States, it is the most common greeting used in answering a telephone. [1913 Webster +PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hello — hello …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Hello — Hello, world! Пример «Hello world» с графическим интерфейсом на GTK+. На заднем плане GVim с исходным кодом на Perl …   Википедия

  • Hello — (engl. hello „Hallo“) steht für: Hello (Band), eine Rockgruppe Hello (Fluggesellschaft), eine Luftverkehrsgesellschaft Hello (Lionel Richie Lied), ein Lied von Lionel Richie Hello (Martin Solveig Lied), ein Lied von Martin Solveig Hello (Turn… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hello — [ ɛllo ] interj. • 1895; mot angl.→ allo ♦ Anglic. Interjection pour appeler qqn en le saluant. Hello ! Ça va ? ⇒HELLO, interj. Fam. [S emploie pour appeler quelqu un en le saluant] Hello, la Bévue! Au boulot! Bin! Pour une fois, vous n êtes pas… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Hello (EP) — Hello …   Википедия

  • hello — 1883, alteration of HALLO (Cf. hallo), itself an alteration of HOLLA (Cf. holla), hollo, a shout to attract attention, which seems to go back to at least c.1400. Perhaps from holla! stop, cease. OED cites O.H.G. hala, hola, emphatic imperative of …   Etymology dictionary

  • hello — [he lō′, hel′ō΄] interj. [var. of HOLLO] 1. used as a greeting or response, as in telephoning 2. used to attract attention 3. used to express astonishment or surprise [hello! what s this in my soup?] n. pl. hellos an instance of saying or… …   English World dictionary

  • Hello — puede referirse a: Al programa desarrollado por Google Hello; Hello el sencillo de Martin Solveig. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de …   Wikipedia Español

  • *hello ! — ● hello ! interjection (anglais hello) Sert à appeler ou à saluer quelqu un …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Hello — Hello, Le Hello Nom surtout porté dans les Côtes d Armor, rencontré aussi sous la forme Hellou. C est un ancien nom de personne, diminutif du breton hael (= généreux) …   Noms de famille

  • hello — hello, hallo, hullo The spelling preferred is hello; hallo is more common in BrE than in AmE; and hullo is now the least usual, despite being the first recorded (in 1864). The plural form is os …   Modern English usage

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”