/haɪ/
#233 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
A short, friendly word you say when you meet someone.
Word origin
A later form of hey, first a call to get attention and only later a friendly greeting.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- hy
- English cognates
- hey
Examples
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"Hi" is the first word you say when you meet someone.
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Here "hi" works as a noun: the greeting itself.
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"Hi" welcomes someone into your home.
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