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Meanings of hey in English

Exclamation of amazement.

Expression of greeting used by two or more people who meet each other.

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Examples for "hello"
Examples for "hello"
1
Hoping for new information, I snapped up the phone and said hello.
The incumbent
2
No one said hello or thank you or held open a door.
Boston noir
3
I'm sure he said hello, but it was too late to reply.
Unbearable lightness: a story of loss and gain
4
I couldn't speak or say hello, or even ask for her name.
Reuters
5
In our line of work, hello to forever could be just days.
Taken by sin
1
The two-storey hi-tech building is expected to interest research and development companies.
The Irish Times
2
We said hi and made small talk for a minute or two.
Empty mile
3
Laura Martinez Celada said hi after we'd spoken on the phone recently.
The Irish Times
4
It was their way of saying hi, and the response was emphatic.
Radio NZ
5
And next time you're up this way, stop in and say hi.
86'd: a novel
1
Gee, I guess a blistered palm was just a nice howdy then.
Succubi like it hot
2
Always thought I'd kind of like to say howdy to you again.
Main Street
3
You didn't expect him to open his eyes and say howdy, did you?
Love overboard
4
Nothing could have been more synchronous than the plural howdy-do that confronted me.
A Fool and His Money
5
I spoke to the colonel this morning, merely to say howdy-do.
Parrot & Co.
1
It is so long since I sent my paper any good news.
Scoop
2
As another progressive politician said not so long ago: yes, we can.
The Guardian
3
It all seems so long ago and it was just two years.''
Brian's return
4
I saw her live in New York not so long ago: extraordinary.
The Guardian
5
Not so long in galactic terms; a quarter century in terrestrial years.
Star trek movie tie-in
Usage of hey in English
1
An' this one might provide damnably well, hey?' Fisher said nothing more.
Assail
2
Michael says 'hey' and steps forward; thinks better of it, and retreats.
The half life of stars: a novel
3
That I'd hear what Quinn does and say 'hey, sign me up'?
Exit strategy
4
But, hey, look at it as one less problem to deal with.
Midnight hero
5
Though -what do we really know 'bout the Andii anyways, hey?'
Assail
6
Outcomes Based Education How's about making children work for their marks hey?
The South African
7
Because, hey, everyone is different and everyone responds differently to different things.
The South African
8
But hey: Apple has done true music streaming directly from a smartwatch.
The Verge
9
He was then forty years old, in the hey-dey of his vigor.
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
10
We quite like the look of the offset - hey, it's different.
The Irish Times
11
Secondly, hey, Hurl -what's the easiest way to raise the walls?'
Return of the Crimson Guard
12
Just a short hike before the night's done, hey?' and he chuckled.
Return of the Crimson Guard
13
I still think it was a headstrong risk, but-hey-you showed me up.
The Queen of Bedlam
14
Even if you lose people must say, hey, but Namibia fought well.
Radio NZ
15
I wish it made different stops, but hey, you can't have everything.
Extracurricular activities
16
Lean-flanked and clean-limbed, he was in the hey-day of a splendid youth.
Man-Size
Frequent collocations
Hey through the time
Hey across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Canada
Common
Australia
Common
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