word-vault/dist/data/cards/he/hello.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "hello",
    "partOfSpeech": "exclamation, noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used as a greeting when you meet somebody, in an email, when you answer the phone or when you want to attract somebody’s attention",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hello John, how are you?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hello, is there anybody there?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Say hello** to Liz for me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They exchanged hellos *(= said hello to each other)* and forced smiles."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to show that you are surprised by something",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hello, hello, what's going on here?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to show that you think somebody has said something stupid or is not paying attention",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hello? You didn't really mean that, did you?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm like, ‘Hello! Did you even listen?’"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/həˈləʊ/",
                "audio": "he/hello/hello__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/həˈləʊ/",
                "audio": "he/hello/hello__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: variant of earlier hollo; related to holla."
}