Ha
[hɑː] or [hɑ]
Definition
(interj.) An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it is so."
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Examples
- I didn't think he'd ha' done it, though--I didn't think he'd ha' done it! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Those who are habituated to the--ha--Marshalsea, are pleased to call me its father. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Is he--Ha, ha, ha! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I'd ha' liked to plump down aboard of him, neck and crop, with a heavy jump, and sunk him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The worms have eaten the cloth a good deal--there's the stain which Sir Pitt--ha! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Ha--Mrs General! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He shrunk behind the curtains, and called out very loudly-- 'Ha-hum! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I merely wish that we should--ha--understand each other. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I ha' not forgot you, ledy. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- If Mr. Bounderby had ever know'd me right—if he'd ever know'd me at aw—he would'n ha' took'n offence wi' me. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Pray do everything on my behalf that is civil to Mr and Mrs Gowan, for we will--ha--we will certainly notice them. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- These he showed us from the drawing-room window, while his bird was hopping about his head, and he laughed, Ha ha ha ha! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Drive on quick, James: I want to get back to Russell Square--ha, ha! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I--ha hum--I gave my family a position there. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Faith, I was never afeard of nothing except Boney, or I shouldn't ha' been the soldier I was. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- How we shall conciliate this little creature, said Mrs. Bretton to me, I don't know: she tastes nothing, and by her looks, she has not slept. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I have, and she has refused me, said Caliphronas sullenly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It has been done before. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Himself has hitherto sufficed to the toil, and the toil draws near its close: his glorious sun hastens to its setting. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Since that time, nothing has been heard to my knowledge of the three Hindoos. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Can we suppose that he is ignorant of antiquity, and therefore has recourse to invention? Plato. The Republic.
- As in everything else, it has taken time to overcome the faults of the early trucks. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It has nothing to do with that. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Somebody has nailed this wooden seat in. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He has just been saying that he doesn't care to speak of it. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The relations between the Ottoman Sultans and the Emperors has been singular in the annals of Moslem and Christian states. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The peninsula of Italy was not then the smiling land of vineyards and olive orchards it has since become. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The case has assumed such an extraordinary aspect since Sergeant Cuff's time, that you may revive his interest in the inquiry. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Nor has he--except for their one great gift to him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He has behaved very badly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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