hey

/heɪ/

intj 5noun 2verb 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

big, shut, silly, trying

Hey, shut your mouth if you're just going to complain about everything.

HEY + NOUN

baseball, bob, molly, pizza, tom, we're

Hey Tom, can you pick up some pizza on your way home tonight?

PREP.

about, on, up

Hey, what's up with you lately?

Definitions

intj

An exclamation to get attention.

Hey, look at this!

Hey! Listen!

A protest or reprimand.

Hey! Stop that!

An expression of surprise.

Hey! This is new!

An informal greeting, similar to hi.

Hey! How's it going?

A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.

Hey? How's that?

verb

To greet with a "hey"

noun

A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Hey, look at this!

Wiktionary

Hey! Listen!

Wiktionary

Hey! Stop that!

Wiktionary

Hey, I may have no money, but I still have my pride.

Tatoeba · #1629

Hey, look, a three-headed monkey!

Tatoeba · #1839

Hey, what happened?

Tatoeba · #25304

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, hey is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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