The meaning of HEY is —used especially to call attention or to express interrogation, surprise, or exultation. How to use hey in a sentence.

Idiom what the hey (Definition of hey from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

In informal situations, you say or shout ` hey ' to attract someone's attention, or to show surprise, interest, or annoyance.

HEY definition: (used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.) See examples of hey used in a sentence.

Used to attract attention or to express surprise, appreciation, wonder, or pleasure: "Oh, hey, you saw that ninety-nine-yard punt return in the Super Bowl? Wow, so did I!"

Hey definition: Used to attract attention or to express surprise, appreciation, wonder, or pleasure.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 hey (hā), interj. (used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, …

HEY meaning: 1 : used to attract someone's attention or to express surprise, joy, or anger; 2 : used to indicate that something is not important, that you are not upset about something, etc.

Definition of hey exclamation in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

HEY meaning: used to get someone's attention or to show that you are interested, excited, angry, etc: . Learn more.