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hey

The correct spelling is hey.

How to pronounce hey

/heɪ/
interjection

IPA: /heɪ/

Say it like: Hee

The correct spelling is hey. An exclamation to get attention. For example: "Hey! Listen!"

Usage Examples

Hey! Listen!

Hey! Stop that!

Hey! This is new!

Meanings

interjection

  1. 1.An exclamation to get attention.
  2. 2.A protest or reprimand.
  3. 3.An expression of surprise.
  4. 4.An informal greeting, similar to hi.
  5. 5.A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.

noun

  1. 1.(country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.
  2. 2.The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
  3. 3.The name of the first letter of the Old South Arabian abjad.

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