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oh

//əʊ//

Noun

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

Interjection

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

Verb

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

informal

Note for oh

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Forms

Noun

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

Plural
ohs

Verb

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

present (v1)
oh
past (v2)
ohed
past participle (v3)
ohed
present participle
ohing
3rd person singular
ohs

Definitions

Noun

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

  1. 1.The name of the Latin script letter O/o.

  2. 2.The digit 0 (especially in representations of speech)

    • "Oh-dark-thirty," the first soldier muttered without looking at his watch.
  3. 3.An utterance of oh; a spoken expression of surprise, acknowledgement, etc.

    • There were ohs and ahs, and the people twisted about as they looked for her. Then they began to applaud.

Interjection

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

  1. 1.Expression of surprise.

    • Oh! I didn't see you there.
  2. 2.Expression of wonder, amazement, or awe.

  3. 3.Expression of understanding, affirmation, recognition, or realization.

    • Oh, so that's how it works.
  4. 4.A word to precede an annoyed remark.

Verb

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

  1. 1.To utter the interjection oh; to express surprise, etc.

Frequency

Overall

Very common· #141

By learning goal

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English o.

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