adjective, hal·er, hal·est.
free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life.
Related forms
hale·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. sound, healthy,
1. sound, healthy,
Antonyms
1. sickly.
1. sickly.
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verb (used with object), haled, hal·ing.
1.
to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court.
2.
to haul; pull.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English halen < Middle French haler < Germanic; compare Dutch halen to pull, fetch; akin to Old English geholian to get, German holen to fetch. See haul
1175–1225; Middle English halen < Middle French haler < Germanic; compare Dutch halen to pull, fetch; akin to Old English geholian to get, German holen to fetch. See haul
Related forms
hal·er, noun
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Hale
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leɪ noun
1.
Edward Everett, 1822–1909, U.S. clergyman and author.
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hale1 (heɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | healthy and robust (esp in the phrase hale and hearty) |
| 2. | dialect (Scot), (Northern English) whole |
| [Old English hæl | |
| 'haleness1 | |
| —n | |
| hale2 (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] | |
| 'haler2 | |
| —n | |
| Hale (heɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | George Ellery. 1868--1938, US astronomer: undertook research into sunspots and invented the spectroheliograph |
| 2. | Sir Matthew. 1609--76, English judge and scholar; Lord Chief Justice (1671--76) |
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Word Origin & History
hale
"healthy," O.E. hal "healthy" (see health). The Scottish and northern English form of whole, it was given a literary sense of "free from infirmity" (1734).
hale
"drag, summon," c.1200, from O.Fr. haler "to pull, haul," from Frankish *halon or O.Du. halen, both from P.Gmc.; probably also from O.E. geholian "obtain" (see haul).
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Example sentences
They may all still marry amongst a set of individuals who hale from the same original few villages.
Hale has the best antecedents, and has been favored with the best course of training to fit him for his chosen work.
Hale has been admitted to probate and its provisions made known.
Indeed, many boffins are irked by how hale and hearty the venerable model is proving.
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