oh

¹ American  

[oh] / oʊ /

interjection

1. (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.

2. (used in direct address to attract the attention of the person spoken to).

   Oh, John, will you take these books?

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noun

plural

oh's, ohs

1. the exclamation “oh.”.

   She gave a little oh of surprise when she discovered her shoes had disappeared.

verb (used without object)

1. to utter or exclaim “oh.”.

   The hammer dented the wood trim and he ohed in dismay.

Oh ² American  

[oh] / oʊ /

noun

1. Sadaharu born 1940, Chinese baseball player and manager in Japan.

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OH ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Ohio (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. (used in digital communications) other half.

3. (used in digital communications) overheard.

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oh ¹ British  

/ əʊ /

interjection

1. an exclamation expressive of surprise, pain, pleasure, etc

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1. an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc

   oh, I suppose so

OH ² British  

abbreviation

1. Ohio

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Etymology

Origin of oh

First recorded in 1530–40; later spelling of O ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"Oh, we are not going to the World Cup?" she asks.

From BBC

‘Once I started to weld steel,” said the sculptor Melvin Edwards, who died on March 30 at age 88, “I realized much of the world I lived in is welded. I’d be driving behind a truck, and it’s got a tailgate, and I realize: oh all of that, that tailgate, that’s welded—and it’s a beautiful relief sculpture.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Oh look! I’ve never seen this. Turn the camera around . . . Oh I love that,” Jackson says, happily, before she starts to cry.

From Salon

"Oh, my gosh, that's so hard. Really hard, isn't it?" she said.

From BBC

“When you go back and watch the original, you’re like, ‘Oh, this isn’t particularly good,’” says Goldhaber in a deep baritone with a quiet, steady confidence.

From Los Angeles Times