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Meaning of hail in English
Pronunciation
/heɪl/
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Verb
hail
Etymology
Middle English: from the obsolete adjective hail ‘healthy’ (occurring in greetings and toasts, such as wæs hæil: see wassail), from Old Norse heill, related to hale and whole
Definitions
1.
praise vociferously
Examples
« The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein »
2.
be a native of
Examples
« She hails from Kalamazoo »
3.
call for
Examples
« hail a cab »
4.
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
5.
precipitate as small ice particles
Examples
« It hailed for an hour »
Noun
hail
Etymology
Old English hagol, hægl (noun), hagalian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hagel and German Hagel
Definitions
1.
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
2.
enthusiastic greeting