oh
Part of speech: intj
noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Middle English o
English oh
Inherited from Middle English o.
Inflected forms:
form: ohs
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: ohs
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: ohing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: ohed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: ohed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Expression of surprise.
pos: intj
examples: Oh! I didn't see you there.
gloss: Expression of wonder, amazement, or awe.
pos: intj
examples: Oh, wow! That's amazing.
gloss: Expression of understanding, affirmation, recognition, or realization.
pos: intj
examples: Oh, so that's how it works.
gloss: A word to precede an annoyed remark.
pos: intj
examples: Oh, leave me alone.
gloss: A word to precede an added or offhand comment or afterthought.
pos: intj
examples: Oh, and don't forget your coat.
What if he says, "Oh, I need to see your ID"?
gloss: An invocation or address (similar to the vocative in languages with noun declension), often with a term of endearment.
pos: intj
examples: Oh, gosh.
Oh baby, baby, how was I supposed to know / That something wasn't right here?
gloss: Exclamation for drama or emphasis.
pos: intj
tags: often
poetic
examples: Oh, when will it end?
Oh by what plots, by what forſwearings, betrayings, oppreſsions, impriſonments, tortures, poyſonings, and vnder what reaſons of State, and politique ſubteltie, haue theſe forenamed Kings, […] pulled the vengeance of GOD vpon them-ſelues, […]
And oh how stingingly acute, and pungently grievous and tormentive, are the remembrancing Reflections of a separate uncloathed Soul in the other World, upon a review of its mad Choice, foolish Hopes, fruitless Desires […]
gloss: Expression of pain. See ouch.
pos: intj
examples: Oh! That hurt.
"Oh! Oh!——I can't bear it————It is too much.——I die.—————I am going——" were Polly's expreſſions of extaſy: […]
gloss: Space filler or extra syllable, especially in (popular) music.
pos: intj
examples: I'm off with the raggle-taggle gypsy-oh.
gloss: Expression of mild scepticism.
pos: intj
tags: interrogative
examples: "You should watch where you're going!" "Oh?"
gloss: An utterance of oh; a spoken expression of surprise, acknowledgement, etc.
pos: noun
examples: There were ohs and ahs, and the people twisted about as they looked for her. Then they began to applaud.
gloss: To utter the interjection oh; to express surprise, etc.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: A quarter of an hour elapsed, and then, after several rings at the door-bell, a smothered laugh, and a good deal of ohing and ahing, the door was thrown open, and one by one, as they were announced, in came the expected characters.
Related words: ah
o
O
ooh
uh-oh
Derived words: oh ar
oh boy
oh dear
oh girl
oh God
oh gods
oh hell
oh joy
oh man
oh me of little faith
oh me oh my
oh my
oh my Allah
oh my days
oh my fuck
oh my God
oh my Goddess
oh my gods
oh my goodness
oh my goodness gracious
ohmygosh
oh my gosh
oh my heck
oh my hell
oh my lanta
oh my life
oh my Lord
oh my stars
oh my word
oh my Zeus
oh no
oh noes
oh oh
oh really
oh snap
oh so
oh well
oh worm
oh yeah
oh ye of little faith
soot-oh
uh oh
uhoh
why oh why
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