hello

noun

hə-ˈlō How to pronounce hello (audio)
Definition of hellonext
as in salute
an expression of goodwill upon meeting we said our hellos and got right down to business

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Recent Examples of hello Another round of hellos are exchanged before talk turns to the restaurant. — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024 The series’ first new installment in eight years is a reliably funny, sweet and wonderfully realized passing of the torch, with a paw in the past and another into the future — an elegant goodbye and a hello. — Mark Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024 There are polite hellos and comfortable understandings that the day will go on like any other family holiday, for the sake of being together on a special occasion. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024 Once flew across the country for a male cousin’s wedding and never got so much as a hello from either him or his wife. — Erin Clack, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hello
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hello
  1. salute
  2. salutation
  3. greeting
  4. welcome
Noun
  • One of the signs displayed at the London protest showed a photo of Musk next to an image of Adolf Hitler making the Nazi salute — a gesture that Musk has been accused of reprising shortly after Mr. Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Critics quickly likened Musk to a Nazi after he was recorded giving what some considered to be a Nazi salute during an event for Trump last November.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of salute
Noun
  • Something as seemingly simple as including an emoji (or starting an email without a salutation) communicates information that will shape other people’s perspectives of your messages.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Those two words — Philly's affectionate salutation — have taken on deeper meaning as the city grapples with the aftermath of a tragedy that killed seven people and injured dozens more.
    — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of salutation
Noun
  • Moments that may seem silly or insignificant to others — like sharing a particular greeting, teasing each other in a familiar way or even speaking to each other in silly, baby-ish voices — can be great sources of comfort and familiarity for partners.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The scene featured the characters Moira, Emily and Luke greeting children that had made it out of Gilead and into Canada.
    — Abigail Lee, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of greeting
Noun
  • Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave the Israeli leader a welcome with full military honors in Budapest's Castle District.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Theater owners gathered inside the Colosseum Theater at Caesar’s Palace on Monday didn’t seem to hold any grudges, and gave a warm welcome to the exec.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of welcome

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