hey

🇺🇸 /heɪ/ 🇬🇧 /heɪ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
interjection
A1

A word used to get someone's attention or show surprise, interest, or anger.

Hey, can you help me with this?

A1

A friendly way to say hello.

Hey, how are you doing today?

R

Used to show you don't care or think something is not important.

I made a mistake, but hey, everyone does sometimes.

R

Used at the end of a sentence to show you finished speaking or to ask a question.

That was fun, hey?

translation

interj. A word used to get someone's attention or show surprise, interest, or anger.; A friendly way to say hello.; Used to show you don't care or think something is not important.; Used at the end of a sentence to show you finished speaking or to ask a question.