ola — meaning in English

English meaning

• ahoy interjection A call used to hail a ship or attract someone's attention, especially at sea.
• hello intj A common greeting said when meeting someone or answering the phone.
• hi interjection A friendly, casual greeting.
• wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.

Senses

ola is used for these senses in English:

• Mexican wave (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A phenomenon that primarily occurs at sports events, where the members of the crowd stand up and/or raise their hands in turn, creating the illusion of a wave passing through the crowd.
• ahoy (nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
• hello A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
• hello A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
• hi A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.
• wave (usually "the wave") A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit.

hello — full definition

1. intj A common greeting said when meeting someone or answering the phone.
2. intj Used sarcastically to point out that someone missed something obvious.
3. noun The act or utterance of greeting someone.
4. verb To greet someone by saying "hello."

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