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 →

2) «Say hi to» someone means give them a friendly greeting from you. tree →

3) Hi can also be shouted to get someone's attention, as when calling people to hurry. tree →

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 →
• Sam says hi to his friends. tree →
• «Hi», said the teacher. tree →
• Hi! How many sweets do you have? tree →
• Hi Grandma, how are you? tree →
• Say hi to your mum for me. tree →
• Hi there, can I help you? tree →
• She waved and called «Hi!» across the playground. tree →
• Hi! comrades, make haste! make haste!’ tree →

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.
• A smile and "Hi" is enough to start when you feel shy, and the other person may be shy too.
• Families can agree a check question or code word to beat «Hi Mum, I've lost my phone» scams.
• Months later, Theo said hi in the corridor; he felt lighter, though they never became close again.
• By Year 5, Tom is one of two mates he's swapped, though they still say hi in the corridor.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hi» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.