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.
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Examples of oh in a Sentence
Noun
the number is one-oh-two-four
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Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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Interjection
And people later reported that summit saying, oh, Trump was threatening to leave NATO.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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“Oh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oh. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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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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