Ah
[ɑː] or [ɑ]
Definition
(interj.) An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.
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Definition
joy pity complaint &c.
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Examples
- Ah, my soul, Budmouth! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Ah, well, '_De gustibus_,' my dear lad. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Hence, when his name was casually mentioned by neighbouring yeomen, the listener said, Ah, Clym Yeobright--what is he doing now? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Ah, I dare say I did. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Ah, my good sir, you'll have to try the race again and again,--the game isn't there. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Will you take some potage, Miss ah--Miss Blunt? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Ah, you've come! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Ah, my dear Watson, said he, striding into the room, I am very delighted to see you! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Ah, young master, there's more changes than yours. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Ah--what was that? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- If she should come home while I'm away--but ah, that ain't like to be! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Ah, if only you and Louisa went out more! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Ah, I knew there was a joke! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Mary Allen states that--(holding the paper close to his eyes)--Mary Allen states--she--states--she--no--she states--nothing--but she--ah--no! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Ah, Hopkins, I got your wire last night, and I have been expecting you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- We are, says Worcester's letter, only my readers must hold in mind that I am leaving out his lordship's ohs and ahs! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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