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hails

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈheɪɫz// UK //hˈeɪlz// hails

v. to come from a specific place or to call out to someone to get their attention. You often use it to say where you were born or where you live now.

v. to originate from a specific location or to call out to a person or vehicle to attract attention. Often used in the third-person singular form to indicate a person's place of birth or residence.


SIMPLE

She hails from a small town in the mountains.

CONTEXTUAL

The driver stops the car immediately when a passenger hails him from the side of the busy street.

COMPLEX

While the lead scientist currently works in London, she originally hails from a remote village in the Andes, which inspired her lifelong interest in high-altitude biology.

Synonyms
Usage

When meaning 'to come from', it is almost always followed by the preposition 'from'.

Pitfall

He hails of ItalyHe hails from ItalyThe verb 'hail' requires the preposition 'from' when describing someone's place of origin.

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