transcription, транскрипция: [ heloʊ ]
also hallo, hullo
( hellos)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You say ‘ Hello ’ to someone when you meet them.
Hello, Trish...
Do you want to pop your head in and say hallo to my girlfriend?
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Hello is also a noun.
The salesperson greeted me with a warm hello.
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2.
You say ‘ Hello ’ to someone at the beginning of a telephone conversation, either when you answer the phone or before you give your name or say why you are phoning.
A moment later, Cohen picked up the phone. ‘Hello?’
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3.
You can call ‘ hello ’ to attract someone’s attention.
Very softly, she called out: ‘Hallo? Who’s there?’
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