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Uncommonhey
The correct spelling is hey.
How to pronounce hey
/heɪ/
interjectionIPA: /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.An exclamation to get attention.
- 2.A protest or reprimand.
- 3.An expression of surprise.
- 4.An informal greeting, similar to hi.
- 5.A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.
noun
- 1.(country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.
- 2.The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- 3.The name of the first letter of the Old South Arabian abjad.
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