/həˈləʊ/, /hæˈləʊ/
OriginFrom Middle English halou, halow, halloo (interjection used to call attention), representing Old English hēlā, ǣlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”), equivalent to hey + lo.
- datedA cry of surprise.
“It sounds like a sum in the rule of three. The answer should give us the— But hallo! here are the accredited representatives of the law.”
- The cry "hallo!"
- A shout of exultation.
- intransitiveTo shout, or to call with a loud voice.
“Tom was just hiding behind a wall, […] but the groom saw him, and halloed to him to know where Mr. Grimes, the chimney-sweep, lived.”
- transitiveTo chase while shouting "hallo!"
- transitiveTo cry "hallo" (to someone).
- transitiveTo shout (something).
Formshallos(plural) · halloes(plural) · hallos(present, singular, third-person) · halloes(present, singular, third-person) · halloing(participle, present) · halloed(participle, past) · halloed(past) · hallo(infinitive) · hallo(first-person, present, singular) · halloed(first-person, past, singular) · hallo(present, second-person, singular) · halloest(archaic, present, second-person, singular) · halloed(past, second-person, singular) · halloedst(archaic, past, second-person, singular) · halloeth(archaic, present, singular, third-person) · halloed(past, singular, third-person) · hallo(plural, present) · halloed(past, plural) · hallo(present, subjunctive) · halloed(past, subjunctive)
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