HALLO

Etymology

Interjection

hallo

Alternative form of hello

(dated) A cry of surprise.

Synonyms

• (hello): See Thesaurus:hello

• (cry of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow

Noun

hallo (plural hallos or halloes)

The cry "hallo!"

A shout of exultation.

Verb

hallo (third-person singular simple present halloes or hallos, present participle halloing, simple past and past participle halloed)

(intransitive) To shout, or to call with a loud voice.

(transitive) To chase while shouting "hallo!"

(transitive) To cry "hallo" (to someone).

(transitive) To shout (something).

Anagrams

• holla

Source: Wiktionary



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