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eh

//eɪ//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

Particle

A word with a grammatical role but little meaning of its own, often paired with a verb in a phrasal verb.

informal

Note for eh

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Forms

present (v1)
eh
past (v2)
ehed
past participle (v3)
ehed
present participle
ehing
3rd person singular
ehs

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To use the interjection eh.

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

  1. 1.Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.(informal)

    • These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?
  2. 2.In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.

  3. 3.In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion.

  4. 4.An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.

    • I went to the restaurant, eh, but my friends didn't show up.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.(informal)

    • My French fries were eh.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

  1. 1.Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not.

    • And she: "Ay man, watch you one foot ass. Wen I want a man, I want a good man. Me eh want man like you."

Particle

A word with a grammatical role but little meaning of its own, often paired with a verb in a phrasal verb.

  1. 1.Alternative form of leh.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #5033

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”).

The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.

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