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oh
1[oh]
interjection
(used as an expression of surprise, pain, disapproval, etc.).
Oh, just look at how pretty it is now that you've finished painting!
Oh, no! I misplaced my keys again.
(used in direct address to attract the attention of the person spoken to).
Oh, John, will you take these books?
noun
plural
oh's, ohsthe exclamation “oh.”.
She gave a little oh of surprise when she discovered her shoes had disappeared.
verb (used without object)
to utter or exclaim “oh.”.
The hammer dented the wood trim and he ohed in dismay.
Oh
2[oh]
noun
Sadaharu born 1940, Chinese baseball player and manager in Japan.
OH
3abbreviation
Ohio (approved especially for use with zip code).
(used in digital communications) other half.
(used in digital communications) overheard.
oh
1/ əʊ /
interjection
an exclamation expressive of surprise, pain, pleasure, etc
an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc
oh, I suppose so
OH
2abbreviation
Ohio
Word History and Origins
Origin of oh1
Example Sentences
The lyrics, which are serviceable but unremarkable—“Oh, I need you, yes, it’s true / I wouldn’t be anywhere without you” is a representative couplet—don’t offset the sleepiness.
“Birdland” has the dreamy feel of the Flamingos’ “I Only Have Eyes for You,” and there are flecks of the Shangri-Las’ Mary Weiss in Ms. Smith’s vocal about a grief-stricken boy seeking to join his dead father on his spaceship: “And he put up his hands and he said, ‘It’s me, it’s me / I’ll give you my eyes, take me up, oh now please take me up.’”
"It's often fluffier or a: 'Oh, we have a trans person in this, but we're not really gonna talk about it or talk about their experiences'."
“I think everybody was holding their breath a little bit going, ‘Oh, I hope she doesn’t slip and crash into something,’ which I didn’t.
“When I first heard about ‘The Gilded Age,’ I was like, ‘Oh, what servant am I going to be asked to play? What downtrodden character?’
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