to hail
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6.5
- verb
- /heɪl/
:
ser de
- This little lady hails from Fortville, Georgia, it says here.
- hail from rural areas
- originally hailed from
Hi guys, this is Stacy and I'm hailing from Kingston, Jamaica.
- Hi guys, this is Stacy and I'm hailing from Kingston, Jamaica.
- And, and if you find yourself in Bondi, Bondi Beach, where Simon hails from, you've got to visit Eden.
- It's contained in one of the works of the famous judge and literary critic who hailed from Baghdad in modern day Iraq.
- Our first guest couldn't be more true to the storytelling and the thematic nature of New York because she hails from Queens.
- You clothe new enemies and the trappings of old, but these things hail from far outside your circle, from time out of memory.
- And, you know, we should mention one other continent, the Folari Isles, which some of the characters hail from.
- I mean, a lot of real left wing politicians have have hailed from from Minnesota.
- It looks beautiful and I can't wait to see the land from Gwence my fiance hailed from.
Examples
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Bear Dynamic is a well known headphone maker hailing from this country.
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Bachelor number three hails from the great state of Texas.
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Uh, what, um, great nation would you like to hail from?
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What part of Germany do you hail from?
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Does she hail from Annapolis?
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She wears green this evening and hails from Argentina.
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Hi guys, this is Stacy and I'm hailing from Kingston, Jamaica.
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She was an IOP Directors intern and hails from the state of Wisconsin.
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Our first guest couldn't be more true to the storytelling and the thematic nature of New York because she hails from Queens.
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"Where do you hail from originally?"
Synonyms
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1.0
Start from a particular place or source
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1.0
Have origins in a place, family or social group
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
Being friendly and cheerful when meeting people, sometimes too familiar
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hail (verb, come from) — a helpful way to remember this use is to think 'they hail from X' as meaning 'they come from X', so the phrase tells where someone or something originates.