ta
interjection
thank you.
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ta
1 American
[tah]
/ tɑ /
interjection
British Slang.
tā
2
American
[tah]
/ tɑ /
noun
ṭā
3
American
[tah]
/ tɑ /
noun
Ta
4
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
TA
5
American
TA
1
British
abbreviation
Ta
2
British
symbol
ta
3
British
/ tɑː /
interjection
Etymology
Origin of ta1
First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration
Origin of tā2
From Arabic
Origin of ṭā3
From Arabic
Example Sentences
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She also said that Labour had pledged in its manifesto to tackle ticket touting - where secondary sites sell tickets at vastly inflated prices, and there would be ta consultation on it in the autumn.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2024
Bridges’ rich, opulent voice illuminated every line of her role, soaring to the high B-flat of the opera’s most famous aria, “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
It is instead Germanic in origin and impressive in stature — a dish with the ta da! factor of popovers or crepes but without the fuss or stress.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2022
“That thing where ya break out of your own clannish mentality ta do somethin’ for someone else!”
From New York Times ● May 22, 2022
“Cuz he handpicked you ta go. It wasn’t my doin’.”
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
They trade A ta way wok Ata way wok Ma tā a leeay la Eghon a el nee.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John
Ye trade Ki da ta way min Ki da tā wan o wa Mata a la ozayo Na ool nee.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John
Though I may not touch it yet I may see Si non tangendi copia ē videndi tā; erit.
From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by Hazlitt, W. Carew
One new concept, expressed by dā and ndā, or tā and ntā.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.
“I don’t have to scramble constantly with the daily grind,” Ta said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The dispute later expanded to the 13th Century Ta Moan temple complex - which Cambodia claimed Thai troops had lined with barbed wire on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
These days whenever he’s not traveling, Ta tries to reserve his Sundays for spending time with friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
Britain's Dina Asher-Smith was third in the women's 100m, behind Olympic champion Julien Alfred and veteran Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
When she wrote Ba and Ta, I did the same.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
TA Securities maintains an overweight rating on the Malaysian utilities sector, pegging Tenaga Nasional, Samaiden, Malakoff and Ranhill Utilities as top picks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
TA Securities maintains a hold rating and keeps the target price at 1.26 ringgit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
“But it wasn’t about the TA anymore. It was about the coalition. It was about sticking together. It was about power and unity. ... My folks were not used to that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
TA Securities upgrades Sunway’s rating to buy from hold and trims its stock target price to 5.75 ringgit from 6.25 ringgit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Trevor told the TA, and then he turned to me.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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