variants or less commonly
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.

oh

2 of 3

noun

: zero

OH

3 of 3

abbreviation

Ohio

Examples of oh in a Sentence

Noun the number is one-oh-two-four
Recent Examples on the Web
Interjection
The actress and pro partner Brandon made it to the top of the leader board, tying with NFL star Danny Amendola. Flips, lifts, and punches, oh my! Calie Schepp, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Like, oh God, that was the New York of the '90s and early 2000s. Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 And, oh, by-the-way, UK pop star Robbie Williams would be preforming on a stage floating next to the Yacht Club de Monaco during the event too! Bill Springer, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 The arrival of August triggered another round of new movies to watch on Netflix—oh, and another round of movies leaving the platform. Travis Bean, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oh 

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Word History

Etymology

Interjection

Middle English o

Noun

o; from the similarity of the symbol for zero (0) to the letter O

First Known Use

Interjection

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oh was in the 13th century

Dictionary Entries Near oh

Cite this Entry

“Oh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oh. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

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

oh

2 of 2 noun

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