2. Interjection. A cry of surprise. ¹
3. Noun. The cry "hallo!" ¹
4. Noun. A shout of exultation. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To shout, or to call with a loud voice. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To chase while shouting "hallo!" ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To cry "hallo" (to someone). ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To shout (something). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hallo
1. to shout [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES] - See also: shout
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hallo
Literary usage of Hallo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers (1853)
"hallo my fancy, whither wilt thou go ! Ships, ship», I will descry you Amidst
the main ; » What's your end and aim. One goes abroad for merchandise and ..."
2. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Carruthers (1849)
"hallo my fancy, whither wilt thou go I When I look before me, There I do behold
There's none that sees or knows me; All the world's a-gadding, ..."
3. Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets by George Gilfillan (1860)
"hallo, rny fancy, whither wilt thou go? 2 Amidst the misty vapours, ... hallo,
my fancy, whither wilt thou go? 3 Fain would I know the reason Why the little ..."
4. Wild Flowers: Or, Pastoral and Local Poetry by Robert Bloomfield (1806)
"... together beneath the green shade, Both woodmen, my father and Joe. Where I've
listen'd whole hours to the echo that mads So much of a laugh or—hallo. ..."
5. The Book of Gems: The Poets and Artists of Great Britain by Samuel Carter Hall (1837)
"WOODLAND hallo.. IN our cottage, that peeps from the skirts of the wood, I am
mistress, no mother have I; Yet blithe are my days, for my father is good, ..."
6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[A sonorous variant of hallo, suited to a prolonged cry intended to be heard at a
... Cf. hallo, hollo, hollow^.] I. in traite. To cry out; call with a loud ..."
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