A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
Hello, everyone.
A greeting used when answering the telephone.
Hello? How may I help you?
A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
Hello? Is anyone there?
Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
They gave each other a quick hello when they met, and went back on their merry ways.
Hello (first attested in 1826), from holla, hollo (attested 1588). This variant of hallo is often credited to Thomas Edison as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the inv...
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