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O

also o (oʊ) (plural O's, o's)

1. variable noun

O is the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet.

2. number

O is used to mean zero, for example when you are telling someone a phone number, or mentioning a year such as 1908.

[spoken]

3. exclamation

O is used in exclamations, especially when you are expressing strong feelings.

[literary, feelings]

O how mistaken you are!

O God, I want to go home.

4. See also oh

O is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with o, such as 'old' or 'organization'.

o'

(ə)

1. preposition

O' is used in written English to represent the word 'of' pronounced in a particular way.

I lost a lot o' blood.

Can we have a cup o' coffee, please?

2. See also o'clock

o in British English

or O (əʊ)

nounWord forms: plural o's, O's or Os

the 15th letter and fourth vowel of the modern English alphabet

any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in code, pot, cow, move, or form

3. another name for nought

O in British English 1

symbol for

1. chemistry

oxygen

a human blood type of the ABO group

universal donor

3. logic

a particular negative categorial proposition, such as some men are not married: often symbolized as SoP

Compare A, E, I2

abbreviation for

4. Australian slang

offence

Word origin

(for sense 3) from Latin (neg)o I deny

O in British English 2

(əʊ)

exclamation

1. a variant spelling of oh

an exclamation introducing an invocation, entreaty, wish, etc

O God!

O for the wings of a dove!

o' in British English

(ə)

preposition

informal or archaic shortened form of of

a cup o' tea

o- in British English

prefix

short for ortho- (sense 4)

O'- in British English

prefix

(in surnames of Irish Gaelic origin) descendant of

O'Corrigan

Word origin

from Irish Gaelic ó, ua descendant

-o in British English

suffix

forming informal and slang variants and abbreviations, esp of nouns

wino

lie doggo

Jacko

Word origin

probably special use of oh

-o- in British English

connective vowel

used to connect elements in a compound word

chromosome

filmography

Compare -i-

Word origin

from Greek, stem vowel of many nouns and adjectives in combination

O in American English 1

(oʊ)

nounWord forms: plural O's

1. Popularly

the figure zero; nought

in printed matter, zero is usually differentiated from the letter O, as in this dictionary: “O” is the character used for the letter, “0” is the characterused for the number

a blood type

O in American English 2

(oʊ)

interjection

used in direct address

O Lord!

used to express surprise, wonder, fear, pain, etc.

now usually oh

used at the end of a line in some ballads

nounWord forms: plural O's

an instance of this exclamation

O in American English 3

Ocean

October

Ohio

4. Physics

ohm

5. Linguistics

Old

OFr

Ontario

7. Baseball

out(s)

8. Pharmacy

pint

Word origin

(sense 8) L octarius

O in American English 4

Chemistry

oxygen

o in American English 1

(oʊ) or O (oʊ)

nounWord forms: plural O's or o's

the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek omega and omicron, both borrowed from the Phoenician

any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the vowel ( (oʊ) ) of boat, ( (ɑ) ) of hot, or ( (ɔ) ) of wrong

a type or impression for o or O

the fifteenth in a sequence or group

an object shaped like O

adjective

of o or O

fifteenth in a sequence or group

shaped like O; circular or oval in shape

o in American English 2

octavo

old

only

o' in American English

(oʊ; ə)

preposition

of1

will-o'-the-wisp

O'- in American English

(oʊ)

descendant of

used in Irish surnames

O'Reilly

Word origin

Ir ō, descendant

o- in American English

Chemistry

ortho- (sense 4) ortho- (sense 4b)

usually italicized and hyphenated in chemical names

-o in American English

(oʊ)

forming slangy, intensive counterparts of adjectives, nouns, and interjections

cheapo, freako

forming slang nouns from adjectives

weirdo, sicko

Word origin

clipped < words ending in -o (e.g. hippo, steno, gringo)

-o- in American English

(oʊ; ɑ; ə)

forming compound words

a connective vowel originally used for combining Greek elements only, but now usedfreely

sadomasochism, meritocracy

Examples of 'o' in a sentence
o

Nicaragua, Wednesday, l o July 1985 Veronica, my darling.At nine o ' clock, the bottle empty, he rose unsteadily from his chair.There was a car reported stolen from Disraeli Street between nine-thirty and eleven o ' clock on the night Leanne Wray disappeared.Midnight at the Stanhope Gate was only a marginal improvement on three o 'clock in the porch of St. Georges.{ 5 } B U T M O S T O F T H E T I M E there was no one there.At the sight of him glaring at her ominously, she gasped ` O Madonna!She looked into the register and noted a line of discreet O 's indicating that Rose was absent.

Definition of 'O'

Chinese translation of 'O'

O

or o

(əu)

n (c/u)

(= letter) 英语的第十五个字母
(US, Scol, = outstanding) 优(優)秀 (yōuxiù)
(Tel , = number) 零 (líng)

see usage note

nought

Nearby words of
O

NW
nylon
NZ
O
o'clock
o.n.o.
oak

单词	o
释义	Trends of O View usage for: O also o (oʊ) (plural O's, o's) 1. variable noun O is the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet. 2. number O is used to mean zero, for example when you are telling someone a phone number, or mentioning a year such as 1908. [spoken] 3. exclamation O is used in exclamations, especially when you are expressing strong feelings. [literary, feelings] O how mistaken you are! O God, I want to go home. 4. See also oh 5. O is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with o, such as 'old' or 'organization'. o' (ə) 1. preposition O' is used in written English to represent the word 'of' pronounced in a particular way. I lost a lot o' blood. Can we have a cup o' coffee, please? 2. See also o'clock o in British English or O (əʊ) nounWord forms: plural o's, O's or Os 1. the 15th letter and fourth vowel of the modern English alphabet 2. any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in code, pot, cow, move, or form 3. another name for nought O in British English 1 symbol for 1. chemistry oxygen 2. a human blood type of the ABO group universal donor 3. logic a particular negative categorial proposition, such as some men are not married: often symbolized as SoP Compare A, E, I2 abbreviation for 4. Australian slang offence Word origin (for sense 3) from Latin (neg)o I deny O in British English 2 (əʊ) exclamation 1. a variant spelling of oh 2. an exclamation introducing an invocation, entreaty, wish, etc O God! O for the wings of a dove! o' in British English (ə) preposition informal or archaic shortened form of of a cup o' tea o- in British English prefix short for ortho- (sense 4) O'- in British English prefix (in surnames of Irish Gaelic origin) descendant of O'Corrigan Word origin from Irish Gaelic ó, ua descendant -o in British English suffix forming informal and slang variants and abbreviations, esp of nouns wino lie doggo Jacko Word origin probably special use of oh -o- in British English connective vowel used to connect elements in a compound word chromosome filmography Compare -i- Word origin from Greek, stem vowel of many nouns and adjectives in combination O in American English 1 (oʊ) nounWord forms: plural O's 1. Popularly the figure zero; nought in printed matter, zero is usually differentiated from the letter O, as in this dictionary: “O” is the character used for the letter, “0” is the characterused for the number 2. a blood type see also ABO system O in American English 2 (oʊ) interjection 1. used in direct address O Lord! 2. used to express surprise, wonder, fear, pain, etc. now usually oh 3. used at the end of a line in some ballads nounWord forms: plural O's 4. an instance of this exclamation O in American English 3 1. Ocean 2. October 3. Ohio 4. Physics ohm 5. Linguistics Old OFr 6. Ontario 7. Baseball out(s) 8. Pharmacy pint Word origin (sense 8) L octarius O in American English 4 Chemistry oxygen o in American English 1 (oʊ) or O (oʊ) nounWord forms: plural O's or o's 1. the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek omega and omicron, both borrowed from the Phoenician 2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the vowel ( (oʊ) ) of boat, ( (ɑ) ) of hot, or ( (ɔ) ) of wrong 3. a type or impression for o or O 4. the fifteenth in a sequence or group 5. an object shaped like O adjective 6. of o or O 7. fifteenth in a sequence or group 8. shaped like O; circular or oval in shape o in American English 2 1. octavo 2. old 3. only o' in American English (oʊ; ə) preposition of1 will-o'-the-wisp O'- in American English (oʊ) descendant of used in Irish surnames O'Reilly Word origin Ir ō, descendant o- in American English Chemistry ortho- (sense 4) ortho- (sense 4b) usually italicized and hyphenated in chemical names -o in American English (oʊ) 1. forming slangy, intensive counterparts of adjectives, nouns, and interjections cheapo, freako 2. forming slang nouns from adjectives weirdo, sicko Word origin clipped < words ending in -o (e.g. hippo, steno, gringo) -o- in American English (oʊ; ɑ; ə) forming compound words a connective vowel originally used for combining Greek elements only, but now usedfreely sadomasochism, meritocracy Examples of 'o' in a sentence o Nicaragua, Wednesday, l o July 1985 Veronica, my darling. O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES At nine o ' clock, the bottle empty, he rose unsteadily from his chair. Lewis, Roy A TROUT IN THE MILK There was a car reported stolen from Disraeli Street between nine-thirty and eleven o ' clock on the night Leanne Wray disappeared. Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001) Midnight at the Stanhope Gate was only a marginal improvement on three o 'clock in the porch of St. Georges. Stephanie Laurens WHOLE SECRET LOVE (2001) { 5 } B U T M O S T O F T H E T I M E there was no one there. Gee, Maggie LOST CHILDREN At the sight of him glaring at her ominously, she gasped ` O Madonna! Low, Ona MURKY SHALLOWS She looked into the register and noted a line of discreet O 's indicating that Rose was absent. Cassidy, Anne IN REAL LIFE Definition of 'O' Chinese translation of 'O' O or o (əu) n (c/u) (= letter) 英语的第十五个字母 (US, Scol, = outstanding) 优(優)秀 (yōuxiù) (Tel , = number) 零 (líng) see usage note nought Nearby words of O NW nylon NZ O o'clock o.n.o. oak All related terms of 'O' oh ( beginning reply ) 哦 ò c/o care of 由 ... 转(轉)交 yóu ... zhuǎnjiāo Jell-O 果冻(凍) guǒdòng [ 英 = jelly ] no ( opposite of "yes" ) 不 bù oh no! 噢不！ Ō bù! oh well 噢，那好吧 ō, nà hǎo ba well ( for water ) 井 jǐng [ 口 kǒu ] do ( be engaged in, achieve ) 做 zuò oh do shut up! 噢，赶(趕)快闭(閉)嘴吧！ Ō, gǎnkuài bìzuǐ ba! "we haven't been there before" — "oh haven't you?" "我们(們)以前没(沒)去过(過)那儿(兒)" "噢，是吗(嗎)？" "wǒmen yǐqián méi qùguo nàr" "Ō, shì ma?" have ( possess ) 有 yǒu "I've seen this movie before" — "oh have you?" "我以前看过(過)这(這)部电(電)影" "噢，是吗(嗎)？" "wǒ yǐqián kànguo zhè bù diànyǐng" "Ō, shì ma? " here ( in/to this place ) 在这(這)里(裡) zài zhèlǐ here we go (again) ( inf ) 噢，(又)来(來)了 ō, (yòu) lái le
随便看	cunctatory cundum cundy cuneal cuneate cuneately cuneatic cuneiform cuneiformist cuneo cunette cuneus cunjevoi cunner cunnilinctus cunnilingus cunning cunningham cunninghame graham cunningly cunningness cunning plan cunobelinus cunt cup

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Examples of 'o' in a sentenceo

Definition of 'O'

Chinese translation of 'O'

O

n (c/u)

see usage note

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