Hallo
//həˈləʊ// intj, noun, verb
intj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The cry "hallo!"
- 2 A shout of exultation.
Verb
- 1 To shout, or to call with a loud voice. intransitive
"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."
- 2 To chase while shouting "hallo!" transitive
- 3 To cry "hallo" (to someone). transitive
- 4 To shout (something). transitive
Intj
- 1 Alternative form of hello (“greeting”). alt-of, alternative
"Hallo father, here’s Pecksniff!"
- 2 A cry of surprise. dated
"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."
Example
More examples"I don't know much German beyond "hallo.""
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.
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