ah
/ɑ(ː)/ interjection C2- An expression, used when it has become clear that there is a straightforward conclusion or resolution to something. · Pitch contour: mid-falling /ɑ(ː)˧˨/, falling /ɑ(ː)˦˨/, sometimes nasalized
- A condescending expression, used in response to someone holding stubborn beliefs when it has become clear that they were wrong all the time, somewhat like see? or I told you so. · Pitch contour: mid-falling /ɑ(ː)˧˨/, falling /ɑ(ː)˦˨/, sometimes nasalized
From the library
Ah, far enough, my dear,
Ah, never to return again!
Ah, _that’s_ the great puzzle!” And she began thinking over all the children she knew that were of the same age as herself, to see if she could have been changed for any of them.
“What a pity it wouldn’t stay!” sighed the Lory, as soon as it was quite out of sight; and an old Crab took the opportunity of saying to her daughter “Ah, my dear!
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