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oh BrE / əʊ /  NAmE / oʊ / Native audio playback is not supported. oh(exclamation)BrE / əʊ /  NAmE / oʊ / 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?’used to express surprise, fear, joy, etc.Oh, how wonderful!Oh no, I've broken it!used to attract somebody’s attentionOh, Sue! Could you help me a moment?used when you are thinking of what to say nextI've been in this job for, oh, about six years.Word Originmid 16th cent.: variant of O.

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(exclamation) ‘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?’ Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=oh This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	oh
WordType	(exclamation)
Phonetic	BrE / əʊ / NAmE / oʊ /
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?’
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=oh
Content	oh (exclamation)BrE / əʊ / NAmE / oʊ / 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?’ used to express surprise, fear, joy, etc. Oh, how wonderful! Oh no, I've broken it! used to attract somebody’s attention Oh, Sue! Could you help me a moment? 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.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Exclamation Bre əʊ Oʊ I Ben Yesterday Dear

oh

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