variants
or less commonly O
1
—used to express an emotion (such as surprise or desire) or in response to physical stimuli
Oh, no! I forgot my key.
Oh, don't stop!
2
—used in direct address
oh, waiter! Will you come here, please?
3
—used to express acknowledgment or understanding of a statement
Oh, yes. It's one of my favorite cities.
4
—used to introduce an example or approximation
Their house is about, oh, I'd say four miles from here.
Ohio
Examples of oh in a Sentence
Noun
the number is one-oh-two-four
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
And oh, the power play Imagine a recent season in which the Rangers, in a tie game, get three power plays over the final 9:14 of regulation, including a 24-second five-on-three.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
And, oh my God, the actors in that scene were so lovely and sweet and felt so bad.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
And while a preshow video displayed a parade of hairstyles that have come and gone — oh, the mullet era! — the big white cowboy hat remains.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Interjection
Uh oh, has the firefighter moved on and found love with someone new?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
And oh, the power play Imagine a recent season in which the Rangers, in a tie game, get three power plays over the final 9:14 of regulation, including a 24-second five-on-three.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
And, oh my God, the actors in that scene were so lovely and sweet and felt so bad.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
And while a preshow video displayed a parade of hairstyles that have come and gone — oh, the mullet era! — the big white cowboy hat remains.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Oh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oh. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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oh
1 of 2 interjection
variants
or O
(ˈ)ō
1
—used to express an emotion (as astonishment or desire) or in response to a physical sensation (as pain)
2
—used in direct address
Oh sir, you forgot your change
3
—used to express understanding of a statement
oh, that's what you mean
4
—used to introduce an example or a guess
there are probably, oh, six or seven different ways to do that
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