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terms | hailed |

As a noun terms

is .

As a verb hailed is

(hail).

terms

English

Noun

(head)

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    hailed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hail)

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    hail

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) haile, hail, from (etyl) ). Root-cognates outside of Germanic include (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
    • Derived terms
    * hailstone * hail storm / hailstorm * hail shaft / hailshaft

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (impersonal) Said of the weather when hail is falling.
    • They say it's going to hail tomorrow.
  • to send or release hail
    • The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes .

    Etymology 2

    The adjective hail is a variant of (from the early 13th century). The transitive verb with the meaning "to salute" is also from the 13th century. The cognate verb heal is already Old English (. Also cognate is whole, from Old English (the spelling with wh- is unetymological, introduced in the 15th century).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to greet; give salutation to; salute.
  • To name; to designate; to call.
  • * Milton
    • And such a son as all men hailed me happy.
    He was hailed as a hero.
  • to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of
    • Hail a taxi.
    Derived terms
    * hailer * hail from

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Healthy, whole, safe.

    • Interjection

    (en-intj)
  • An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Hail , brave friend.
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