ava

¹

or a·va'

[ uh-vah, uh-vaw ]

adverb

, Scot.

1. of all; at all.

Ava

²

[ ey-vuh ]

noun

1. a first name.

ava

/ əˈvɔː /

adverb

1. at all

Word History and Origins

Origin of ava¹

Scot form of of all

Example Sentences

Ava DuVernay, as New York magazine notes, has now joined their ranks.

From The Daily Beast

Too bad director Ava DuVernay gets the history wrong in Selma.

From The Daily Beast

For Ava, serving as a model fulfills a larger artistic goal.

From The Daily Beast

It was also the first time for Ava, a 45-year-old German photographer.

From The Daily Beast

An AVA is decided, incredibly, not by wine connoisseurs but by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

From The Daily Beast

And we came into the yard, walled about with tinned iron, and drank ava with the prisoners and the captain.

From Project Gutenberg

Seumanu gave me one of his names; and when my name was called at the ava drinking, behold, it was Au mai taua ma manu-vao!

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Gouger, a young merchant residing at Ava, was then with us, and had much more reason to fear than the rest of us.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps no death in Ava ever produced such universal rejoicings, as that of the Pakan Woon.

From Project Gutenberg

Our final release from Ava, and our recovering all the property that had there been taken, was owing entirely to his efforts.

From Project Gutenberg