ah
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
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Other definitions for Ah (2 of 4)
Other definitions for A.H. (3 of 4)
in the year of the Hijra; since the Hijra (a.d. 622).
Origin of A.H.
3- Also an·no He·ji·rae [an-oh hi-jahy-ree, hej-uh-ree, ah-noh] /ˈæn oʊ hɪˈdʒaɪ ri, ˈhɛdʒ əˌri, ˈɑ noʊ/ .
Other definitions for A.H. (4 of 4)
occurring in a specific year of the Jewish calendar.
Origin of A.H.
4- Also an·no He·bra·i·co [an-oh hi-brey-i-koh, ah-noh‐] /ˈæn oʊ hɪˈbreɪ ɪˌkoʊ, ˈɑ noʊ‐/ .
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How to use ah in a sentence
ah, gay Paree—the French capital has practically announced its own LGBT friendliness since the Belle Époque.
The man who would become the most influential fictionalist of the last half of the 20th century cried, “ah, caramba!”
Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else | Allen Barra | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Army, however, has deployed some ah-64 Apache gunships into Iraq to strike at ISIS from close in.
Air Force Pilots Say They're Flying Blind Against ISIS | Dave Majumdar | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTah, yeah, when you said seminar I thought you attended some sort of corporate speech.
Al Pacino Does What He Wants to Do: 'The Humbling,' Scorsese, and That 'Scarface' Remake | Alex Suskind | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"ah, that trip with Lance," he said, then glanced down, with those melancholy eyes.
Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; ah, yes!
We did not talk much about the past at dinner, except—ah me, how bitterly we regretted our 10 per cent.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe condition is that with this money—fifty thousand pounds—I take the name of—ah—Wurzel-Flummery.
First Plays | A. A. MilneIt is a very laudable spirit on the part of a dying man to wish to—ah—perpetuate these old English names.
First Plays | A. A. MilneWell—ah—wouldn't you take ten thousand pounds if it were left to you by a stranger?
First Plays | A. A. Milne
British Dictionary definitions for ah (1 of 2)
/ (ɑː) /
an exclamation expressing pleasure, pain, sympathy, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker
British Dictionary definitions for AH (2 of 2)
anno Hegirae
Origin of AH
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