Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hello
Participle: helloed
Gerund: helloing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | hello |
| you | hello |
| he;she;it | hellos |
| we | hello |
| you | hello |
| they | hello |
Perfect
| I | have helloed |
| you | have helloed |
| he;she;it | has helloed |
| we | have helloed |
| you | have helloed |
| they | have helloed |
Past
| I | helloed |
| you | helloed |
| he;she;it | helloed |
| we | helloed |
| you | helloed |
| they | helloed |
Pluperfect
| I | had helloed |
| you | had helloed |
| he;she;it | had helloed |
| we | had helloed |
| you | had helloed |
| they | had helloed |
Future
| I | will hello |
| you | will hello |
| he;she;it | will hello |
| we | will hello |
| you | will hello |
| they | will hello |
Future Perfect
| I | will have helloed |
| you | will have helloed |
| he;she;it | will have helloed |
| we | will have helloed |
| you | will have helloed |
| they | will have helloed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hello |
| you | hello |
| he;she;it | hello |
| we | hello |
| you | hello |
| they | hello |
Perfect
| I | have helloed |
| you | have helloed |
| he;she;it | have helloed |
| we | have helloed |
| you | have helloed |
| they | have helloed |
Imperfect
| I | helloed |
| you | helloed |
| he;she;it | helloed |
| we | helloed |
| you | helloed |
| they | helloed |
Pluperfect
| I | had helloed |
| you | had helloed |
| he;she;it | had helloed |
| we | had helloed |
| you | had helloed |
| they | had helloed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hello |
| you | would hello |
| he;she;it | would hello |
| we | would hello |
| you | would hello |
| they | would hello |
Perfect
| I | would have helloed |
| you | would have helloed |
| he;she;it | would have helloed |
| we | would have helloed |
| you | would have helloed |
| they | would have helloed |
Imperative
| you | hello |
| we | Let's hello |
| you | hello |
Verbs conjugated like 'hello'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hello'
hell,
hollo,
hullo,
bell,
bellow,
belly,
cell,
fell,
fellow,
halloa,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. First attested in 1826. From holla, hollo (attested 1588). This variant of hallo is often credited to Thomas Edison as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the invention of the telephone by several decades.
2. Ultimately from a variant of Old English ēalā, such as hēlā, which was used colloquially at the time similarly to how hey and (in some dialects) hi are used nowadays. Thus, equivalent to a compound of hey and lo. Used when drawing attention to yourself.
3. Possibly influenced by Old Saxon halo, imperative of halōn (“to call, fetch”), used in hailing a ferryman, akin to Old High German hala, hola!, imperative forms of halōn, holōn (“to fetch”). For more information, see hallo.
4. The Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster Dictionary also suggested that it is a variant of holla, a variant of holloo. Further beyond, the origin remains uncertain. OED and Merriam-Webster suggested that it has a connection between hallow (“to shout, to cry out loud”), which came from Old French holloer, which, according to Altfranzösisches Wörterbuch, is from Old Saxon halōn.
Sample Sentences
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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. [1891, Records and Briefs in Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of Minnesota, page 227:]
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He helloes to my daughter:[…] [1927, Ohio State Engineer, page 18:]
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‘Hello Minka! Great to meet you!’ Minka seems nonplussed at what I thought was an uncontroversial opening remark. There’s an awkward pause. She then helloes me back. But that’s all I get. [2012, Mark Dolan, Do You Mind if I Put My Hand on it?: Journeys into the Worlds of the Weird, HarperCollins, →ISBN:]
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I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing people and being helloed, before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park. [2013, Ivan Doig, English Creek, page 139:]