ah
interjection
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
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ah
1 American
[ah]
/ ɑ /
interjection
Ah
2
American
Or
a.h.
abbreviation
A.H.
3
American
Also
anno Hejirae
abbreviation
A.H.
4
American
Also
anno Hebraico
abbreviation
AH
1
British
abbreviation
ah
2
British
/ ɑː /
interjection
Etymology
Origin of A.H.3
From New Latin annō Hejirae
Origin of A.H.4
From New Latin annō Hebraico
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Haley described a little girl who looked a lot like the murder victim, Bethany Alana Clark, who would say her middle name was Alasee and pronounced it “all ah see-ah.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
Does the line finish with an "ay," an "ah", or an "oh"?
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
“Let’s be clear there — there’s not one time where Cam just says ah, like he’s flippant about it. He’s not,” coach Jake Dickert said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
“Do you remember when the cousins came to visit? It would have been right before, ah, you died.”
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Carrey’s decision to sell comes just after he and Ah marked a major milestone in their famously private relationship.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Carrey and Ah have largely kept their relationship away from the public eye, and not much is known about Ah; however, the newlyweds were apparently first spotted together in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Ah Brian, we can't drive past them," Peters recalls Taylor insisting, pulling the vehicle over to take group photos.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ah, say the parsons, then why not “disclose” any AI use?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I hope it will be. Ah, that Bartolo!”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
One picture, which was taken in August 2017 during a sleepover, shows A.H. wearing a green face mask for acne, according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
But like most foreign companies operating in China nowadays, A.H.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
Others claim Capt. Wirz was a scapegoat, including James Gaston, the former camp commander of A.H.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
The two people who obtained the diary are identified in the letter by their initials, "R.K. and A.H."
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2021
Abd-al-Kâdir ibn Mohammed lived in the tenth century of the Hegira—the sixteenth of our era—and wrote his book in 996 A.H., or 1587 A.D.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
Jeff Asher, a crime analyst and co-founder of AH Datalytics, has studied national crime trends for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
“There are millions of property crimes a year,” said Jeff Asher of the research firm AH Datalytics.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Houston have all seen improvements in their year-over-year homicide rate, according to research firm AH Datalytics.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
But there is more current data available: The consulting firm AH Datalytics has a free dashboard that compiles more up-to-date murder data from 99 big cities.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2022
AH these tilings, working together with the unconscious dread of Elaine’s arrival with his son, broke his happiness without allowing him to escape.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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