hello

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/həˈləʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɛˈloʊ, hə-, ˈhɛloʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(he lō, hə-, helō)

Inflections of 'hello' (n): npl: hellos
Inflections of 'hello' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hellos
v 3rd person singular
helloing
v pres p
helloed
v past
helloed
v past p

Collocations for "hello"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hello" in context.

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hello

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [friendly, forced, mumbled, quick] hello
  2. [waved, nodded] a hello (to)
  3. [waved] to say hello
  4. [waved] hello (to)
  5. say hello to [your parents] for me
  6. [my parents] say hello
  7. said their hellos
  8. send my hellos from [Spain]
  9. didn't even (stop to) say hello
  10. hello and goodbye
  11. hello (there)!
'hello' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Japanese - boy - brisk - caller - dear - hug - kiss - manage - mate - me - pet - say - sweet - wave

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