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hello
What does hello mean?
hello (noun): an expression of greeting.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use hello in a sentence?
- Every morning they exchanged polite hellos. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does hello come from?
From holla, hollo (attested 1588).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of hello?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “hello”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “hello” mean?
termination of operations
Not quite: that's what shutdown means.
an expression of greeting
Right! That's what “hello” means.
a recurring idea; a motif
Not quite: that's what theme means.
a fellow member of a team
Not quite: that's what teammate means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “hello”?
top
Not quite: top means something else.
hi
Right!
end
Not quite: end means something else.
lot
Not quite: lot means something else.
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