Also
especially British,
hullo.
Origin of hello
First recorded in 1865–70; variant of
hallo
Words nearby hello
hellion,
hellish,
hellkite,
hellman,
hellman, lillian,
hello,
hello money,
hells canyon,
helluva,
helm,
helm port
Example sentences from the Web for hello
British Dictionary definitions for hello
hello
hallo or hullo
/ (hɛˈləʊ, hə-, ˈhɛləʊ) /
sentence substitute
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
Hello? Have you been on Mars for the past two weeks or something?
noun plural -los
the act of saying or calling "hello"
Word Origin for hello
C19: see
hallo