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hi

intj
/haɪ/

Etymology

American English. First recorded reference is to speech of a Kansas Indian (1862); originally to attract attention, probably a variant of Middle English hey, hy (circa 1475). Also an exclamation to call attention. See hey.

  1. inherited from hey

Definitions

  1. A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.

    • Hi, how are you?
    • I just dropped by to say “hi”.
    • Anna: Pete, hi! Hi, we are here! — Pete: Hi, Anna! Hi, Marsha! — Anna: Hi! — Pete: How are you two? — Marsha: I am great!

  2. An exclamation to call attention.

    • 'Come back now!' shouted Sam. 'Hi! Come back!' But Gollum had vanished.

  3. Expressing wonder or derision.

    • How did he do that, hi?
    • That’s mad, hi!
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. The word "hi" used as a greeting.

      • I didn't even get a hi.

    2. Informal spelling of high, often in hyphenated terms.

      • Get hi-quality videos here!

    3. Abbreviation of Hawaii

      Abbreviation of Hawaii: a state of the United States.

    4. Abbreviation of high (“high gear or high range”).

    5. Initialism of hyperspectral imaging.

    6. A male given name, a short form of Hiram

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No curated loop yet for hi. 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