hello there

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /həˈləʊ̯ ðɛə(ɹ)/, /hɛˈləʊ̯ ðɛː(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /hɛˈloʊ̯ ðɛɚ/, /həˈloʊ̯ ðɛɚ/ === Interjection === hello there Synonym of hello (“a greeting”). ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes heard with initial stress on hello. Some speakers perceive this greeting to imply condescension, as though the speaker is picking the addressee out from a distance. ==== Translations ==== === See also === hi there