Hail From Something - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 hail from something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhail from something phrasal verb old-fashionedCOME FROM/ORIGINATEto have been born in a particular place  And where do you hail from? → hail→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpushail from • A loud hail from across the compound broke into her thoughts.• Mary and David have travelled extensively and enjoy meeting their guests, who hail from all quarters of the world.• After seven holes, Bolas, who hails from Beau Desert, was as many as seven over par.• Matthew Burke hails from Boccata and Pronto; and Joey Casertano from Kingfisher.• Many buyers will likely hail from El Centro, about 40 miles to the east.• Others in the neighborhood hailed from Mississippi, Maryland, and Tennessee.• The Backstreet Boys, who hail from Tampa, sang the National Anthem before the game.• Also acting against Britain's interests is that the previous director general before Quistgaard hailed from these isles. Exercises Exercises

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See all topics Word of the day continual continuing for a long time without stopping Verb tablehail

Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	hail
he, she, it	hails
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hailed
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have hailed
he, she, it	has hailed
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hailed
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hail
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hailed
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am hailing
he, she, it	is hailing
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you, we, they	are hailing
Past
I, he, she, it	was hailing
you, we, they	were hailing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been hailing
he, she, it	has been hailing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hailing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hailing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hailing
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