English
Hello
/həˈloʊ/
heh-LOHDefinition
1
A common greeting or salutation used to acknowledge or address someone upon meeting or beginning a conversation.
2
An exclamation used to attract attention, answer the telephone, or express surprise.
3
In computing, the traditional first output of a programming language, as in 'Hello, World!'.
Examples
Hello, is it me you're looking for? No? Then stop staring at my fridge.
The programmer typed 'Hello, World!' and the computer replied, 'Finally, someone gets me.'
Hello, elevator music – the soundtrack to everyone's midlife crisis.
She answered the phone with a cheerful 'Hello!' only to hear her own voicemail mocking her social life.