Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An exclamation used to call attention: same as hello, hullo, now more common colloquially, and as halloo, which differs more in pronunciation and use. See
hello and halloo. - To call or shout to; incite with cries.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection A variant of
hello - interjection A cry of
surprise . - noun The cry "hallo!"
- noun A shout of exultation.
- verb intransitive To shout, or to call with a loud voice.
- verb transitive To chase while shouting "hallo!"
- verb transitive To cry "hallo" (to someone).
- verb transitive To shout (something).
Etymologies
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The first tentative explanation of the origin of hallo connected the English word with French au loup, au loup, the cry heard in the chase for setting dogs on the wolf.
OUPblog 2008
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Language contacts played a noticeable role in the history of the European word hallo, but the direction of borrowing is not always clear.
OUPblog 2008
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The two highlights of the station for me (besides the absolutely crack-up train station attendant who complained that I was keeping him awake when I "hallo"ed to get him to come to the window) were the fabulous tall-backed benches with built-in reading lights running the length over your head (see a picture here), and a retro sign on the outside of the station that urged, "Travel by Train".
Train station memories Pat 2008
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The two highlights of the station for me (besides the absolutely crack-up train station attendant who complained that I was keeping him awake when I "hallo"ed to get him to come to the window) were the fabulous tall-backed benches with built-in reading lights running the length over your head (see a picture here), and a retro sign on the outside of the station that urged, "Travel by Train".
Archive 2008-05-01 Pat 2008
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A man rose from the seat, put his hands to his mouth like a trumpet, uttered a loud "hallo," and beckoned.
The Redemption of David Corson Charles Frederic Goss
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No answering "hallo" reached them, and the only effect of their cries seemed to be to add to the fright of their horses and so endanger themselves still more.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run Laura Lee Hope
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Boys turned toward the spot where that faint "hallo" had come from.
Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge Silas K. Boone
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"Yes, 'hallo' isn't at all bad," said Mr. Atherley.
Once a Week 1919
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That goes out to my cousin Colin, I guess that he is way cooler than me these days, I was gonna start out with a "hallo" or "hey hey" or
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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In one guise or another, "hallo," "halloo," and "hullo" have been used to solicit attention and signal surprise since the Middle Ages.
NPR Topics: News 2010
zero commented on the word hallo
pay no mind that this race never ends, hold her hand as she leaps into the lake, protect your ears from the thunder above, from water to water this eternal contemplation, dead and awake is a wasteful damnation lol!, go down to the well, the view, yes, is so much better from up here.
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February 8, 2007
ruzuzu commented on the word hallo
Jinkies--this was the first word presented to me when I hit the "Random word" option.
December 1, 2010