ava
adverb
of all; at all.
ava
1 American
[uh-vah, uh-vaw]
/ əˈvɑ, əˈvɔ /
Or
ava'
adverb
Scot.
Ava
2
American
[ay-vuh]
/ ˈeɪ və /
noun
ava
British
/ əˈvɔː /
adverb
Etymology
Origin of ava
Scot form of of all
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Participants heard a series of nonsense words, like "ava," "kug," or "vip," and then spoke each one aloud.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2023
Out of this ava lanche of acetate, the director has constructed a motion picture that crams the supercolossal Super Panavision screen with some of the most spectacular pictures ever taken of metal in motion.
From Time Magazine Archive
But what ava has he been doin' to ye?
From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Henry Morford
Birds o' a feather gree best thegither; and the kite and the doo winna assort ava.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various
"Then it has been nae ghaist ava, ye may depend on that."
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by James Hogg
They will miss throwing to their favorite target as leading receiver and Division 1 player of the year Ava Irwin has transferred to Sierra Canyon for its program launch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
At the end of the 2014 sci-fi movie “Ex Machina,” the AI-powered android named Ava breaks out of the secure facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Kelly, my mother, wasn’t strict with me or my siblings: Ava, my little sister, and Charlie and Paige, my older brother and sister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Harry, 10, said the footbaths were "helping a lot", while Ava, 10, said she was pleased they were also allowed to bring fans to school.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
After his lecture, swarms of admirers surrounded him, and I didn’t have the courage to break in before he and his wife, Ava Helen, went back to the nearby Trianon Hotel.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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