- (used to express a greeting, answer a telephone, or attract attention.)
- (an exclamation of surprise, wonder, elation, etc.)
- (used derisively to question the comprehension, intelligence, or common sense of the person being addressed): You're gonna go out with him? Hello!
- the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting): She gave me a warm hello.
- to say “hello”; to cry or shout: I helloed, but no one answered.
- to say “hello” to (someone): We helloed each other as though nothing had happened.
- an expression of greeting used on meeting a person or at the start of a telephone call
- a call used to attract attention
- an expression of surprise
- an expression used to indicate that the speaker thinks his or her listener is naive or slow to realize something
- the act of saying or calling "hello"
