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# hi

interjection (hi)

«hi» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Hi is a friendly word you say when you meet someone. It means hello. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/#m3)

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

Interpretation: Here "Hi" is not the greeting but a group of Hebrew letters in a worked example of how letters combine into words. In the primary 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

- Out of two let ers") two biliteral words are formed as : 2N, X3 Out of three letters six triliteral words are formed as: :i3K, 3:s, 3X3, Hi2, axJ, X2i. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hi/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hi.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hi» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hi» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hi.html) on Mova free.