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ha

//hɑː//

Verb

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

Interjection

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

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

informal

Note for ha

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Forms

Plural
has

Definitions

Interjection

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

  1. 1.A representation of laughter.

    • Ha, ha, ha! That’s funny.
  2. 2.An exclamation of triumph or discovery.

  3. 3.Said when making a vigorous attack.

    • Ha! Take that, you ugly, stupid devil, you.
    • "That's well. Well," cried he, now for my turn. Ha! a hit! a hit!"
    • Mona: Hee! Ha! Ho! Ha! The brain buffet is closed, buddy! Take that! And this!

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The sum of bodily parts; the physical body.

  2. 2.An ethnic and linguistic group based in Kigoma Region in western Tanzania.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2201

By learning goal

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

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.

Proto-Germanic *habjaną

Proto-West Germanic *habbjan

Old English habban

Middle English havenclip.

Middle English ha

English ha

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