oh

1 of 3

interjection

(ˈ)ō

variants or less commonly O

—used to express an emotion (such as surprise or desire) or in response to physical stimuli

Oh, no! I forgot my key.Oh, don't stop!

—used in direct address

oh, waiter! Will you come here, please?

—used to express acknowledgment or understanding of a statement

Oh, yes. It's one of my favorite cities.

—used to introduce an example or approximation

Their house is about, oh, I'd say four miles from here.

Synonyms

Noun

aught
cipher
goose egg
naught
nought
nil
nothing
o
zero
zilch
zip

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Interjection

The receivers couldn’t get open, the offensive line struggled in pass protection, the ground game aside from one big run by Jase McClellan lacked pop, and the penalties – oh goodness the penalties.

Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 And nothing could be more Ralph Lauren than wearing this English-style cut while snarfing down an oh-so-American Polo Bar burger ($30; hand-cut fries included).

Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2022 The honor of serving as one of the voters in the Associated Press top 25 football poll lasted all of about, oh, 14 hours.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 The best of the 1,100 entries (35 online, 26 in print) went beyond the stock irritants with fresh oh-noooo ideas of comically horrible cluelessness/creepiness, or especially entertaining ways of phrasing the reliables.

Pat Myers, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 When will the oh-so-high price of Asus’ foldable become more feasible for a wider range of consumers?

Adam Speight, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2022 Buttery smooth, highly pigmented, and oh so blendable.

Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Aug. 2022 But, oh my God, the progression’s been unreal for this kid.

Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022 Gee, if only the U.S. had already had advanced practice in how to respond to an infectious disease outbreak, an epidemic, or maybe even a pandemic, oh, sometime in the past few years.

Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Interjection

Middle English o

Noun

o; from the similarity of the symbol for zero (0) to the letter O

First Known Use

Interjection

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1936, in the meaning defined above

单词	ohs
释义	oh 1 of 3 interjection (ˈ)ō variants or less commonly O 1 —used to express an emotion (such as surprise or desire) or in response to physical stimuli Oh, no! I forgot my key.Oh, don't stop! 2 —used in direct address oh, waiter! Will you come here, please? 3 —used to express acknowledgment or understanding of a statement Oh, yes. It's one of my favorite cities. 4 —used to introduce an example or approximation Their house is about, oh, I'd say four miles from here. oh 2 of 3 noun ˈō : zero OH 3 of 3 abbreviation Ohio Synonyms Noun aught cipher goose egg naught nought nil nothing o zero zilch zip See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Interjection The receivers couldn’t get open, the offensive line struggled in pass protection, the ground game aside from one big run by Jase McClellan lacked pop, and the penalties – oh goodness the penalties. Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 And nothing could be more Ralph Lauren than wearing this English-style cut while snarfing down an oh-so-American Polo Bar burger ($30; hand-cut fries included). Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2022 The honor of serving as one of the voters in the Associated Press top 25 football poll lasted all of about, oh, 14 hours. San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 The best of the 1,100 entries (35 online, 26 in print) went beyond the stock irritants with fresh oh-noooo ideas of comically horrible cluelessness/creepiness, or especially entertaining ways of phrasing the reliables. Pat Myers, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 When will the oh-so-high price of Asus’ foldable become more feasible for a wider range of consumers? Adam Speight, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2022 Buttery smooth, highly pigmented, and oh so blendable. Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Aug. 2022 But, oh my God, the progression’s been unreal for this kid. Tom Green \| Tgreen@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022 Gee, if only the U.S. had already had advanced practice in how to respond to an infectious disease outbreak, an epidemic, or maybe even a pandemic, oh, sometime in the past few years. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Interjection Middle English o Noun o; from the similarity of the symbol for zero (0) to the letter O First Known Use Interjection 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 1936, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing oh hit the big five-oh uh-oh oh yeah hit the big four-oh hit the big five-oh uh-oh oh yeah hit the big four-oh Kids Definition oh 1 of 2 interjection variants also O ō, ˈō 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! OH 2 of 2 abbreviation Ohio ohs noun plural of oh as in zeroes the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it the number is one-oh-two-four Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance zeroes zeros nils zips aughts naughts os nought goose eggs ciphers blanks o's voids zilches
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oh

interjection

noun

abbreviation

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Example Sentences

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Phrases Containing oh

Kids Definition

interjection

abbreviation

noun