What is the difference between Hail and Hale?
What is the difference between Hail and Hale? :
Hail : (verb)
( 1 ) Call out to attract attention
He hailed a taxi.
( 2 ) Enthusiastically acknowledge someone / something as someone / something
People hailed him as a hero.
We hailed her as our leader.
The book was hailed as a masterpiece.
( 3 ) Originate from
Where do you hail from?
She hails from Hyderabad.
Hail : (noun)
( 1 ) Frozen rain falling in a shower
I saw big hails during the rainfall
( 2 ) Thing coming in great numbers and with force
He was killed in a hail of bullets.
Hale : (adjective)
( 1 ) This word is used in the idiom HALE and HEARTY.
It means strong and healthy.
Are your parents hale and healthy?