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1oh
interjection \(ˈ)ō\
—used to express surprise, happiness, disappointment, or sadness
—used in response to a physical sensation (such as pain)
—used to address someone directly
Full Definition of OH
1
—used to express an emotion (as surprise or desire) or in response to physical stimuli
2
—used in direct address <oh, waiter! Will you come here, please?>
3
—used to express acknowledgment or understanding of a statement
4
—used to introduce an example or approximation
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Variants of OH
oh also O \(ˈ)ō\
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Origin of OH
Middle English o
First Known Use: 13th century
Rhymes with OH
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo
2oh
noun \ˈō\
—used to show the way the number 0 is often pronounced
Full Definition of OH
: zero
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Origin of OH
o; from the similarity of the symbol for zero (0) to the letter O
First Known Use: 1936
OH
abbreviation
OH Defined for Kids
oh
interjection \ō, ˈō\
Definition of OH for Kids
1
—used to express an emotion (as surprise or pain) <Oh, why did I ever come here?>
2
—used in direct address <Oh, children, stop that noise!>
Variants of OH
oh also O \ō, ˈō\
OH
abbreviation
Definition of OH for Kids
Ohio
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