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# hi

«hi» in Mova's school dictionary: **a friendly word you say when you meet someone** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

interjection (hi)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Hi is a friendly word you say when you meet someone. It means hello. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#m1)

2) «Say hi to» someone means give them a friendly greeting from you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#m2)

3) Hi can also be shouted to get someone's attention, as when calling people to hurry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: a word of the story only. In everyday life: greeting friends, writing a short message, answering the phone. «Hi» is informal: with friends and family; «hello» or «good morning» is more polite with grown-ups you do not know well. Phrases: «say hi», «hi there», «hi everyone».

### examples

- Hi, I have 5 apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#x1)
- Sam says hi to his friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#x2)
- «Hi», said the teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#x3)
- Hi! How many sweets do you have? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#x4)
- Hi Grandma, how are you? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#x5)
- Say hi to your mum for me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#x6)
- Hi there, can I help you? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#x7)
- She waved and called «Hi!» across the playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#x8)
- Hi! comrades, make haste! make haste!’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#x9)

### note

Informal. Do not confuse with «high» (same sound) — «high» means tall or far up. Maths: carries no number and no clue.

### In the corpora

- [Saying hi, using a friend's name and smiling shows you are glad to see them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/122-greeting-friends-and-relatives/5/)
- [A smile and "Hi" is enough to start when you feel shy, and the other person may be shy too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/123-neighbours-and-new-people/14/)
- [Families can agree a check question or code word to beat «Hi Mum, I've lost my phone» scams.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages/27/)
- [Months later, Theo said hi in the corridor; he felt lighter, though they never became close again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/454-forgiving/35/)
- [By Year 5, Tom is one of two mates he's swapped, though they still say hi in the corridor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/464-growing-apart/31/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hi» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.