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əʊ Exclamation I Ben Yesterday Dear Happened Can’t

Word3 oh
WordType (exclamation)
Phonetic /əʊ/ /əʊ/
Example
  • ‘i saw ben yesterday.’ ‘oh yes, how is he?’
  • oh dear! what's happened now?
  • you can’t come tonight? oh well, see you next week then.
  • ‘emma has a new job.’ ‘oh, has she?’
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(exclamation)/əʊ/ /əʊ/
  1. used when you are reacting to something that has been said, especially if you did not know it before
    • ‘I saw Ben yesterday.’ ‘Oh yes, how is he?’
    • Oh dear! What's happened now?
    • You can’t come tonight? Oh well, see you next week then.
    • ‘Emma has a new job.’ ‘Oh, has she?’
  2. used to express surprise, fear, joy, etc.
    • Oh, how wonderful!
    • Oh no, I've broken it!
  3. used to attract somebody’s attention
    • Oh, Sue! Could you help me a moment?
  4. used when you are thinking of what to say next
    • I've been in this job for, oh, about six years.

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent.: variant of O.
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