hallo
interjection
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Pronunciation: /həˈləʊ/ / /hæˈləʊ/
intj
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.
- Alternative form of hello (“greeting”).
“Hallo father, here’s Pecksniff!”
- 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.”
noun
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.
- The cry "hallo!"
- A shout of exultation.
verb
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.
- 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.”
- To chase while shouting "hallo!"
- To cry "hallo" (to someone).
- To shout (something).