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ah(1) (iou)



ah interjection, noun, & verb. [¨»:] As interjection also (earlier, now rare) a. ME.
[Old French a(h) (mod. ah); cf. Italian, Spanish ah, Latin a(h), Greek a(a), etc.]
A. interjection. Expr.: sorrow, regret; entreaty, remonstrance; surprise, pleasure, admiration; realization, discovery; dislike, boredom, contempt, mockery. ME.
Shakespeare 2 Henry VI Ah, villain, thou wilt betray me. Tennyson Ah! when shall all men's good Be each man's rule. Yeats Ah me! I cannot reach them. Scott Fitzgerald 'Ah,' she cried, 'you look so cool.' T. Stoppard Ah!I knew there was something.
b. noun. An utterance of 'ah!'. E18.
C. verb intrans. Say 'ah!'. L19.
? See also OOH noun, verb.