ah

interjection

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Definition of ah

(Entry 1 of 3)

—used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt Ah, finished at last!

verb

less common spelling of aah

intransitive verb

: to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise oohing and aahing at the fireworks

abbreviation

Definition of AH (Entry 3 of 3)

1 ampere-hour

2 anno hegirae

3 arts and humanities

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Examples of ah in a Sentence

Interjection ah—so that's the way it is!

Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection Aerosmith started whatever day Steven walked in the door, says Joe Perry, his Boston accent flattening those r’s into ah’s. — Sarah Grant, SPIN, 31 Mar. 2022 Growing in the bark is a welcome but unidentified succulent and ah unwelcome, annoying grass (the reason for weeding). — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2022 The different clips stitched together show the model in a pink velvet bathing suit (ah, a true sign of an L.A. winter) with frosty pink eye makeup and matching pink butterfly clips pulling her hair back from her face. — Addison Aloian, Allure, 3 Mar. 2022 Let passing motorists ooh and ah over this giant inflatable version of your most base, primal desires! — Johanna Gohmann, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2021 The film, which centers on a band of survivors trying to outlast a zombie outbreak (ah, that old chestnut!), was a rather modest affair. — Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Nov. 2021 This two-part device combines a traditional spiral corkscrew with a dual-pronged ah-so cork remover. — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 The Scholastic successor grapples with her new ownership, First Lady Jill Biden visits a church important to her faith, and boards of directors have an ah-ha moment. — Fortune, 19 Oct. 2021 Acequias – pronounced ah-SEEK-ee-yas – were developed over thousands of years in the Middle East and North Africa. — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2021 See More

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