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'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Meaning of hi in English hi exclamation   informal uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /haɪ/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /haɪ/ Add to word list Add to word list A1 used as an informal greeting, usually to people who you know: Hi, there! Hi, how are you doing? More examplesFewer examples Love from Sophie. PS Say hi to Gemma. Hi, Lewis. How are you? Oh hi, Ben. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Welcoming, greeting & greetings afternoon air kiss aloha ayup bid someone/something adieu cheerio god hello hooroo hullo many happy returns (of the day) idiom merry merry Christmas! idiom morning namaskar namaste night salutation tip yo See more results » HI written abbreviation for the US state of Hawaii: used in addresses SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Towns & regions: named regions of countries Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire Affrilachian AK AL English Canadian Essex Fermanagh Fertile Crescent fife Midlothian Midwest Midwestern Minnesota South Carolinian South Dakota South Dakotan South Dublin South Glamorgan the Midlands See more results » (Definition of hi from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) hi | American Dictionary hi exclamation us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /hɑɪ/ Add to word list Add to word list used as an informal greeting: Hi, how are you doing? (Definition of hi from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of hi?   Translations of hi in Chinese (Traditional) （通常用作熟人間的問候語）嗨，喂, （美國）夏威夷州（寫地址時Hawaii的縮寫）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （通常用作熟人间的问候语）嗨，喂, （美国）夏威夷州（写地址时Hawaii的缩写）… See more in Spanish hola, forma abreviada escrita de “Hawaii”:, Hawái… See more in Portuguese oi!, forma abreviada escrita de “Hawaii”:, Havaí… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian हाय, आपल्या महितीतल्या लोकांना भेटल्यावर अभिवादन करायचा शब्द… See more こんにちは, やあ（挨拶や呼びかけ）, やあ… See more Merhaba!', 'Selâm!', Merhaba!… See more salut, salut !… See more hola… See more hoi… See more முறைசாரா வாழ்த்தாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது, பொதுவாக உங்களுக்குத் தெரிந்தவர்களுக்கு… See more (परिचित लोगों के लिए अनौपचारिक अभिवादन) हाय… See more હાય, કેમ છે તે અર્થમાં… See more hej… See more hej!… See more hai… See more Hallo, Hi… See more hei, hei!, morn!… See more ہائے(کسی شناساسے ملاقات ہونے پر غیر رسمی انداز سے مخاطب ہونا)… See more привіт!… See more హై/నమస్తే… See more একটি অনানুষ্ঠানিক অভিবাদন হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়, সাধারণত আপনি যাদের চেনেন তাদের জন্য… See more ahoj… See more hai… See more สวัสดี (คำอุทานแสดงการทักทาย)… See more lời chào… See more cześć, cześć!… See more 안녕… See more ciao, salve, ciao!… See more Need a translator? 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