ava
adverb
of all; at all.
ava
1 American
[uh-vah, uh-vaw]
/ əˈvɑ, əˈvɔ /
Or
ava'
adverb
Scot.
Ava
2
American
[ey-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
Na, na, callant," so she would say to me in return, "I ne'er blamed him sair ava'.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
That's na love at a', Jamie, That's na love at a';10 All I want is love for love, And that's the best ava.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
Hoot noo, bairns," rejoined the mother; "ye're baith wrang—that Bible winna do ava.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various
Streatfeild began the season as a receiver but transitioned to quarterback when Ava Taiji sustained a tricep strain at the Chargers Invitational.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Over five seasons, Deborah and Ava constantly redefined the parameters of what each owed to the other.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
I dragged myself back into the present to find Ava from the Invisibles table.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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