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hello | hella |

As an interjection hello

is .

As a noun hello

is "!" or an equivalent greeting.

As a verb hello

is to greet with "hello".

As a proper noun hella is

.

hello

English

Alternative forms

* hallo * hilloa (obsolete) * hullo (UK)

Interjection

(en interjection)
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  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!'” at the top of my lungs.
  • (colloquial)
  • Usage notes

    * The greeting hello is among the most generic and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.

    Synonyms

    * (greeting) ** g'day, hey, hi, ** hallo, hi, hiya, ey up ** hallo, hey, hi, howdy ** how's it going, hey, hi ** howzit ** (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup * See also

    Antonyms

    * (greeting) bye, goodbye

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "hello")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • "!" or an equivalent greeting.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 29, author=Stephanie Rosenbloom, title=A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.}}

    Synonyms

    * greeting

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To greet with "hello".
  • * 2013 , Ivan Doig, English Creek (page 139)
  • I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing' people and being ' helloed , before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park.
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    hella

    English

    (wikipedia hella)

    Etymology 1

    Related to "a hell of a". Originally slang. Also helluv .

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.
  • There are hella people here.
    Synonyms
    * mad

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) a lot; or, a hell of a lot.
  • We paid hella for that Chinese cuisine.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much.
  • I can't tell you how much I hella love the new track.
    Jane was driving away, and the door was open, so I hella ran for it.
    Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.
  • I guess she seems hella stoned in her commercial.
    I've been a Star Wars fan since I was hella young.
    Synonyms
    * wicked (North East US)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.
  • "We definitely rocked that shit man!" "Hella !"

    Etymology 2

    Shortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell have", approximating casual speech in writing.

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (nonstandard) Hell have.
  • Where the hella you been?
    English degree adverbs

    References

    * Waksler, Rachelle (San Francisco State University), "A HELLA New Specifier". [http://ling.ucsc.edu/Jorge/waksler.html] English intensifiers ----