HELLO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hello mean? 

• HELLO (noun)
  The noun HELLO has 1 sense:

1. an expression of greeting

  Familiarity information: HELLO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELLO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An expression of greeting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

hello; hi; how-do-you-do; howdy; hullo

Context example:

every morning they exchanged polite hellos

Hypernyms ("hello" is a kind of...):

greeting; salutation ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))

 Context examples 

"Oh, hello, old sport," he said, as if he hadn't seen me for years. I thought for a moment he was going to shake hands.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

"Come along with me for a minute," I said. "I've got to say hello to someone."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)