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hello
English
Alternative forms
- hallo (UK old style)
- hilloa (obsolete)
- hullo (UK)
Etymology
Hello (first attested in 1826), from holla, hollo (attested 1588). This variant of hallo is often credited to Thomas Edison as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the invention of the telephone by several decades.
Ultimately from a variant of Old English ?al?, such as h?l?, which was used colloquially at the time similarly to how hey and hi are used nowadays. Thus, equivalent to a compound of hey and lo. Used when drawing attention to yourself.
Possibly influenced by Old Saxon halo!, imperative of hal?n (“to call, fetch”), used in hailing a ferryman, akin to Old High German hala, hola!, imperative forms of hal?n, hol?n (“to fetch”). More at hallo.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /h??l??/, /h??l??/
- (US) enPR: h?-l?', h?-l?', IPA(key): /h??lo?/, /h??lo?/, /?h?lo?/
- Rhymes: -??
Interjection
hello
- A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- A greeting used when answering the telephone.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Hello. This is Marsha. - Yes, Marsha.
- Hello. This is Marsha. - Yes, Marsha.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
- (colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.
- (chiefly Britain) An expression of puzzlement or discovery.
Usage notes
- The greeting hello is among the most universal and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and nearly all walks of life and is unlikely to offend.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hello.
Synonyms
- (greeting): See Thesaurus:hello
- (Australia, informal) g'day, hey, hi,
- (UK, informal) hallo, hi, hiya, ey up
- (US, informal) hallo, hey, hi, howdy
- (Ireland, informal) how's it going, hey, hi
- (South Africa, informal) howzit
- (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup, what's good
- (expression of puzzlement): See Thesaurus:wow
Antonyms
- (greeting): bye, goodbye
Derived terms
- hello girl
- hello there
- Hello World
- hello yourself, and see how you like it
Translations
See also
- Category:Greetings
- hello on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
hello (plural hellos or helloes)
- "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
Synonyms
- greeting
Verb
hello (third-person singular simple present hellos, present participle helloing, simple past and past participle helloed)
- (transitive) To greet with "hello".
Anagrams
- Holle
Fula
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun
hello ngo (plural hellooji ?i)
- a page
- one side of a wall, a wall
- a slap in the face
References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
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sello
English
Etymology
Clipping of sellotape.
Pronunciation
Noun
sello (uncountable)
- (Britain, slang) sellotape.
Anagrams
- losel
Asturian
Verb
sello
- first-person singular present indicative of sellar
Finnish
Noun
sello
- cello
Declension
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?llo
Verb
sello
- first-person singular present indicative of sellare
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin sigillum. Doublet of sigilo.
Noun
sello m (plural sellos)
- seal, sigil
- stamp (device for stamping designs)
- stamp (imprint made by stamping)
- postage stamp
- Synonym: estampilla
Derived terms
Related terms
- sellar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
sello
- First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of sellar.
Further reading
- “sello” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Anagrams
- ellos
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