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hallo

intj
/həˈləʊ/

Etymology

From Middle English halou, halow, halloo (interjection used to call attention), representing Old English hēlā, ǣlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”), equivalent to hey + lo.

  1. inherited from hēlā
  2. inherited from halou

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hello (“greeting”).

    • Hallo father, here’s Pecksniff!

  2. A cry of surprise.

    • It sounds like a sum in the rule of three. The answer should give us the— But hallo! here are the accredited representatives of the law.

  3. The cry "hallo!"

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A shout of exultation.

    2. To shout, or to call with a loud voice.

      • Tom was just hiding behind a wall, […] but the groom saw him, and halloed to him to know where Mr. Grimes, the chimney-sweep, lived.

    3. To chase while shouting "hallo!"

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

    5. To shout (something).

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for hallo. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA