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Meaning of hail in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /heɪl/

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  1. 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. 2. be a native of

    Examples

    • « She hails from Kalamazoo »
  3. 3. call for

    Examples

    • « hail a cab »
  4. 4. greet enthusiastically or joyfully
  5. 5. precipitate as small ice particles

    Examples

    • « It hailed for an hour »
  6. 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
  7. 2. enthusiastic greeting

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