Meaning

2 senses

  1. Used as a friendly or respectful salutation to acclaim, greet, or welcome someone: (I wish you) all health or good fortune!

    да здравствуетda zdravstvujet, славьсяslavʹsja, все приветствуютvse privetstvujut

  2. Chiefly followed by to (someone or something): used as a salutation to indicate that someone or something is respected or welcome.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. All hail John, the new King of Wellston.

    Слава Джону, новому Королю Уелстона. — Teashrock

    ruСлава Джону, новому Королю Уэллстона. — Teashrock

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  2. All hail the king.

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  3. The woman said: “Men are amazing. All hail the patriarchy”.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
used as a friendly or respectful salutation to acclaim, greet, or welcome someone:

Origin

The interjection is derived from Middle English al-heil, al heyl (“used as a salutation wh

The interjection is derived from Middle English al-heil, al heyl (“used as a salutation when meeting someone: your health!, hello!”), from al (“denoting totality”) + heil, heyl (“health, welfare; good fortune”, noun):

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
hailB2

Word family

2 related words
RelatedhailB2
Derivedall-hail

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
allA1allayallegationB2allegeC1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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