hale

healthy; robust; vigorous; sound: The old man is still hale and hearty.
Not to be confused with:hail – cheer, salute, acclaim: hail, Caesar; attract: hail a cab; precipitation in the form of ice balls

hale¹

H0012800 (hāl)adj. hal·er, hal·est Free from infirmity or illness; sound. See Synonyms at healthy.

[Middle English, from Old English hāl; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

hale′ness n.

hale²

H0012800 (hāl)tr.v. haled, hal·ing, hales 1. To compel to go: "In short order the human rights campaign was haled before a high court of indignation" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).2. Archaic To pull, draw, drag, or hoist.

[Middle English halen, to pull, drag, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

hale

(heɪl) adj1. healthy and robust (esp in the phrase hale and hearty)2. dialect Scot and Northern English whole[Old English hæl whole] ˈhaleness n

hale

(heɪl) vb (tr) to pull or drag; haul[C13: from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German halōn to fetch, Old English geholian to acquire] ˈhaler n

Hale

(heɪl) n1. (Biography) George Ellery. 1868–1938, US astronomer: undertook research into sunspots and invented the spectroheliograph2. (Biography) Sir Matthew. 1609–76, English judge and scholar; Lord Chief Justice (1671–76)

hale¹

(heɪl)

adj. hal•er, hal•est. free from disease or infirmity. [before 1000; Middle English (north); Old English hāl whole] hale′ness, n.

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(heɪl)

v.t. haled, hal•ing. 1. to compel (someone) to go: to hale a suspect into court. 2. to haul; pull. [1175–1225; Middle English < Middle French haler < Germanic; compare Old High German halōn to fetch, Old English geholian to get. compare haul] hal′er, n.

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n. 1. Edward Everett, 1822–1909, U.S. clergyman and author. 2. George Ellery, 1868–1938, U.S. astronomer. 3. Nathan, 1755–76, American soldier hanged as a spy by the British during the American Revolution. 4. Sarah Josepha, 1788–1879, U.S. editor and author.

hale

- A handle of a plow or wheelbarrow.See also related terms for plow.

hale

Past participle: haled
Gerund: haling

Imperative
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Present
I hale
you hale
he/she/it hales
we hale
you hale
they hale

Preterite
I haled
you haled
he/she/it haled
we haled
you haled
they haled

Present Continuous
I am haling
you are haling
he/she/it is haling
we are haling
you are haling
they are haling

Present Perfect
I have haled
you have haled
he/she/it has haled
we have haled
you have haled
they have haled

Past Continuous
I was haling
you were haling
he/she/it was haling
we were haling
you were haling
they were haling

Past Perfect
I had haled
you had haled
he/she/it had haled
we had haled
you had haled
they had haled

Future
I will hale
you will hale
he/she/it will hale
we will hale
you will hale
they will hale

Future Perfect
I will have haled
you will have haled
he/she/it will have haled
we will have haled
you will have haled
they will have haled

Future Continuous
I will be haling
you will be haling
he/she/it will be haling
we will be haling
you will be haling
they will be haling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been haling
you have been haling
he/she/it has been haling
we have been haling
you have been haling
they have been haling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been haling
you will have been haling
he/she/it will have been haling
we will have been haling
you will have been haling
they will have been haling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been haling
you had been haling
he/she/it had been haling
we had been haling
you had been haling
they had been haling

Conditional
I would hale
you would hale
he/she/it would hale
we would hale
you would hale
they would hale

Past Conditional
I would have haled
you would have haled
he/she/it would have haled
we would have haled
you would have haled
they would have haled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hale - a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)Nathan Hale
	2.	Hale - United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)George Ellery Hale
	3.	Hale - prolific United States writer (1822-1909)Edward Everett Hale
Verb	1.	hale - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"coerce, force, pressure, squeezeturn up the heat, turn up the pressure - apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election"drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"bludgeon - overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"steamroll, steamroller - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"squeeze for - squeeze someone for money, information, etc.dragoon, railroad, sandbag - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"terrorise, terrorize - coerce by violence or with threatscompel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"bring oneself - cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"
	2.	hale - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"cart, haul, dragdraw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"bouse, bowse - haul with a tackle
Adj.	1.	hale - exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"wholehealthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

hale

adjective (Old-fashioned) healthy, well, strong, sound, fit, flourishing, blooming, robust, vigorous, hearty, in the pink, in fine fettle, right as rain (Brit. informal), able-bodied looking hale and hearty

hale

adjectiveHaving good health:fit, healthful, healthy, hearty, right, sound, well, whole, wholesome.Idioms: fit as a fiddle, hale and hearty, in fine fettle.

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hail-fellow-well-met

Very friendly, often obnoxiously or disingenuously so. I don't think George is as nice as he seems—he just strikes me as hail-fellow-well-met.

hale and hearty

Healthy. It's true that she was in the hospital a few weeks ago, but she's hale and hearty now.See also: and, hale, hearty

hale and hearty

Cliché healthy. The young infant was hale and hearty. The calf—hale and hearty—ran around the barnyard.See also: and, hale, hearty

hale-fellow-well-met

Fig. friendly to everyone; falsely friendly to everyone. (Usually said of males.) Yes, he's friendly, sort of hale-fellow-well-met. He's not a very sincere person. Hail-fellow-well-met—you know the type. What a pain he is. Good old Mr. Hail-fellow-well-met. What a phony!

hale and hearty

In robust good health, as in After her long bout with pneumonia, I was glad to see her hale and hearty. This redundant expression, since both hale and hearty here mean "healthy," probably survives owing to its pleasing alliteration. [Mid-1800s] See also: and, hale, hearty

hail-fellow-well-met

showing excessive familiarity. 1979 Steven Levenkron The Best Little Girl in the World Harold was accustomed to hail-fellow-well-met salesmen and deferential secretaries and even irate accountants.

hale and ˈhearty

(especially of old people) strong and healthy: She was still hale and hearty in her nineties.See also: and, hale, hearty

hale and hearty

Healthy and vigorous. This term, which dates from the mid-nineteenth century, is redundant, since hale and hearty both mean “healthy.” It survived, no doubt, because of its pleasing alliteration. Thomas Hardy used it in The Dynasts (1903): “We be the King’s men, hale and hearty.”See also: and, hale, hearty

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adj healthy

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adj having good health

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noun a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British

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noun United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)

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noun prolific United States writer (1822-1909)

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verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

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verb draw slowly or heavily

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adj exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

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