/əʊ/
#53 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
A short sound people make when they are surprised, or when they suddenly understand something.
Word origin
A natural cry of feeling, written as O in older English and settled as oh from about the sixteenth century.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- O
Examples
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"Oh" here shows surprise at seeing someone.
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"Oh" marks the moment you suddenly understand something.
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"Oh dear" is a common way to show you are sorry about bad news.
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