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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

Good Morning

/ˌɡʊd ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/

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What does Good Morning mean?

interjection

  1. Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.
  2. A parting in the morning.
  3. (humorous) Used to greet someone who has just awakened (irrespective of the time of day).
More meanings (4)

interjection

  1. (informal) Said to someone who has come to a belated realization.

noun

  1. A greeting consisting of the interjection.
  2. An exercise performed by bending forward at the waist and then returning to a standing posture, while bearing a barbell or resistance band across the shoulders.

verb

  1. Alternative form of good-morning (“to say good morning (to someone)”).

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɡʊd ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/

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Good morning, one and all. I hope you are, as an aggregation, enjoying excellent health. Permit me to present my card.”
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumThe Marvelous Land of OzProject Gutenberg ebook #54
“It would be favoring me greatly if you would deliver the hat and the message. Good morning, sir,” and he turned away.
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111
More book examples (3)
“Oh! dear, there are a great many people like me, I dare say, only a great deal better. Good morning to you.”
Jane AustenNorthanger AbbeyProject Gutenberg ebook #121
Our good morning is well enough for the rowdy West, perhaps, but would be too brusque for the soft and ceremonious East.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
Good morning, miss,” said the reddleman, taking off his cap of hareskin, and apparently bearing her no ill-will from recollection of their last meeting.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122