HELLO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of hello in English

(Definition of hello from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Examples of hello

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Both deal with single-word "primitive" verbal units, such as hello and ouch and psst.
She would always say hello and remember people's names.
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People came in to say hello when they were buying their bread and milk.
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People are beginning to move from here to there, with a hello and a goodbye, and a hello and a goodbye.
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We are saying goodbye to the rate support grant system and hello to the revenue support grant system.
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We introduced the golden hello scheme, first, for specialist subject areas, and reversed the decline in recruitment for teachers of maths, languages and science—although problems remain.
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We will say hello to old friends who love what we have to offer, and with a bit of luck we will make some new friends, too.
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We do so in particular in those shortage areas where, because of the new bursary system and "golden hello" payments for those entering the profession, we have seen a turnaround.
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We deserve a chance to reconnect with the fans to say goodbye to the old era and hello to the new.
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He considered helping people to be a thing as natural as saying hello or wishing one good health.
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The word has many meanings or uses: hello, goodbye, yes.
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He said the children had stopped to say hello to him, and seemed cheerful.
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She finally brings enough courage to say hello to him.
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As she walks up to him to say hello, she suddenly changes before his eyes.
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The album didn't include all the members of hello venus because they hadn't debut yet.
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Translations of hello

in Chinese (Traditional)
喂,你好(用於問候或打招呼), (打電話時的招呼語)你好,喂, (引起別人注意的招呼語)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
喂,你好(用于问候或打招呼), (打电话时的招呼语)你好,喂, (引起别人注意的招呼语)…
in Spanish
hola, sí, aló…
in Portuguese
alô, olá, oi…
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हॅलो, बोलायला सुरुवात करायच्या आधी अभिवादन करायला वापरलेला शब्द…
こんにちは(挨拶や呼びかけに使う), もしもし(電話の呼びかけ), こんにちは…
Merhaba!', 'Selâm!', Alo!'…
bonjour, allô, Hé…
hola…
Hallo!…
ஒருவரை சந்திக்கும் போது அல்லது வாழ்த்தும்போது பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது, தொலைபேசி உரையாடலை தொடங்கும்போது கூறும் ஒரு சொல்…
हैलो / अभिनंदन हेतु प्रयुक्त, हैलो, फोन वार्ता के आरंभ में प्रयुक्त…
નમસ્તે, કેમ છો?, હલ્લો…
hej, dav, hallo…
hej!, hallå!, vad nu då?…
hello…
Hallo!…
hallo, hei, morn…
ہیلو (مخاطب کرنے کے لئے بولا جانے والا لفظ), ہیلو (فون کرتے وقت پہلا اندازِ تخاطب)…
алло!, привіт!…
привет! здравствуй(те)!, алло!…
నమస్తే/హలో, హలో…
أهلاً وسَهْلاً, مَرْحَباً, ألو…
হ্যালো, কারও সঙ্গে দেখা করা বা অভিবাদন করার সময়ে ব্যবহৃত হয়, এমন কিছু যা ফোনের কথোপকথনের শুরুতে বলা হয়…
ahoj, no nazdar…
halo!…
สวัสดี (คำทักทาย…
xin chào, biểu lộ sự ngạc nhiên…
cześć, halo…
안녕, (전화를 받을때) 안녕, 여보세요…
ciao, salve, pronto (al telefono)…
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