hello
🇺🇸
/həˈləʊ/
🇬🇧
/həˈləʊ/
interjection
A1
A friendly greeting when meeting someone, starting a conversation, or answering the phone.
Hello, my name is Sarah. It's nice to meet you!
R
Used to express surprise about something.
Hello! What a beautiful hello from the sunrise this morning!
R
Used to show that someone said something silly or wasn't paying attention.
When he asked the same question again, I said, 'Hello! I just explained that.'
translation
A friendly greeting when meeting someone, starting a conversation, or answering the phone.; Used to express surprise about something.; Used to show that someone said something silly or wasn't paying attention.
Word Forms
Plural
hellos