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

hello
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Sense: Interjection: hi
Synonyms:
hi Collocations (informal), hey (informal), hullo, hallo, hiya (slang), greetings (formal), salutations (formal), howdy (informal), hi there (informal), hello there (informal), yo (slang), wotcha (UK, dated, slang), good morning, good afternoon, good evening
Antonyms:
goodbye, farewell Collocations, bye Collocations, bye bye, cheerio, see you later, catch you later, see you soon, it was nice seeing you, all the best, best wishes, lot of love, ta-ta, god bless, be good, have a safe journey, TTFN (UK, slang), laters (UK, slang)
Sense: Noun: greeting
Synonyms:
salutation, greeting Collocations, salute Collocations, welcome Collocations, hullo, hallo, acknowledgment, acknowledgement (UK), nod Collocations, wave Collocations


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