hellointj/hɛˈloʊ/

• 1

  A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

  • Hello, everyone.
• 2

  A greeting used when answering the telephone.

  • Hello? How may I help you?
  • Hello. This is Marsha. ― Yes, Marsha.
• 3

  A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.

  • Hello? Is anyone there?
  • I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.
• 4

  Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.

  • You just tried to start your car with your cell phone. Hello?
  • Dionne: Hello? There was a stop sign. Cher: I totally paused.
• 5

  An expression of puzzlement or discovery.

  • Hello! What’s going on here?

hellonoun/hɛˈloʊ/

• 1

  "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.

  • They gave each other a quick hello when they met, and went back on their merry ways.
  • In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.

helloverb/hɛˈloʊ/

• 1

  To greet (someone) with "hello".

  • She is there guarding and looking after the candy and the children generally, and she helloes and renders an exclamation that Maidie is crossing the street.
  • He helloes to my daughter:[…]