eh

[ ey, e ]

/ eɪ, ɛ /

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interjection

(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).

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Egyptianize, Egyptian jasper, Egyptian lotus, Egyptian Mau, Egyptology, eh, EHF, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, EHO, E hoa, EHR

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How to use eh in a sentence

Below her plea were the letters EH, where she had apparently encouraged him to sign up in a failed attempt to end his alcoholism.
The Perils of Being a Hemingway Wife|Nico Hines|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The year will start bleakly—really going out on a limb there, eh?
Obamacare, Impeachment, Iran, and More Political Predictions for 2014|Michael Tomasky|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Would have been nice if they'd been anywhere close to this skeptical back in 2003, eh?
Syria, Iraq, and Proof|Michael Tomasky|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It just ended with them in heaven and it was like, “Eh, okay.”
Backstreet's Back! The Backstreet Boys on 20 Years, New Album, BSB Cruise, and More|Marlow Stern|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And finally, according to our neocon war caucus, we're supposed to let this guy bomb Iran, eh?
Netanyahu and E1: He Must Be a Double Agent|Michael Tomasky|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We might live very comfortably together now, Mr. Samuel, eh?
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Here are pretty goings on—a pinch of your snuff, Perker, my boy—never were such times, eh?
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
It must come some time or another; and why not in the winter time when you dont want to go out a-walking so much; eh, Fagin?
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Let some feller come in here with a gen'ral store, sellin' for cash—and cuttin' prices, eh?
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
You say that Mr. Fetherston met the young lady outside after luncheon, and they had an argument in secret, eh?
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for eh (1 of 2)

eh¹

/ (eɪ) /

interjection

an exclamation used to express questioning surprise or to seek the repetition or confirmation of a statement or questionEh? What did you say?

British Dictionary definitions for eh (2 of 2)

eh²

the internet domain name for

Western Sahara

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