oh
1 of 3interjection
(ˈ)ō 
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.
oh
2 of 3noun
ˈō
: zero
OH
3 of 3abbreviation
Ohio
Synonyms
Noun
- aught
- cipher
- goose egg
- naught
- nought
- nil
- nothing
- o
- zero
- zilch
- zip
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 And nothing could be more Ralph Lauren than wearing this English-style cut while snarfing down an oh-so-American Polo Bar burger ($30; hand-cut fries included). Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2022 The honor of serving as one of the voters in the Associated Press top 25 football poll lasted all of about, oh, 14 hours. San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 The best of the 1,100 entries (35 online, 26 in print) went beyond the stock irritants with fresh oh-noooo ideas of comically horrible cluelessness/creepiness, or especially entertaining ways of phrasing the reliables. Pat Myers, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 When will the oh-so-high price of Asus’ foldable become more feasible for a wider range of consumers? Adam Speight, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2022 Buttery smooth, highly pigmented, and oh so blendable. Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Aug. 2022 But, oh my God, the progression’s been unreal for this kid. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022 Gee, if only the U.S. had already had advanced practice in how to respond to an infectious disease outbreak, an epidemic, or maybe even a pandemic, oh, sometime in the past few years. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Interjection
The receivers couldn’t get open, the offensive line struggled in pass protection, the ground game aside from one big run by Jase McClellan lacked pop, and the penalties – oh goodness the penalties. Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 And nothing could be more Ralph Lauren than wearing this English-style cut while snarfing down an oh-so-American Polo Bar burger ($30; hand-cut fries included). Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2022 The honor of serving as one of the voters in the Associated Press top 25 football poll lasted all of about, oh, 14 hours. San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 The best of the 1,100 entries (35 online, 26 in print) went beyond the stock irritants with fresh oh-noooo ideas of comically horrible cluelessness/creepiness, or especially entertaining ways of phrasing the reliables. Pat Myers, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 When will the oh-so-high price of Asus’ foldable become more feasible for a wider range of consumers? Adam Speight, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2022 Buttery smooth, highly pigmented, and oh so blendable. Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Aug. 2022 But, oh my God, the progression’s been unreal for this kid. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022 Gee, if only the U.S. had already had advanced practice in how to respond to an infectious disease outbreak, an epidemic, or maybe even a pandemic, oh, sometime in the past few years. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 See More 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
Phrases Containing oh
Kids Definition
oh 1 of 2
interjection
variants also O
ō,
ˈō
1
—used to express an emotion (as surprise or pain)
Oh, why did I ever come here?
2
—used in direct address
Oh, children, stop that noise!
OH
2 of 2abbreviation
Ohio
ohs
noun
as in zeroes
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it the number is one-oh-two-four Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- zeroes
- zeros
- nils
- zips
- aughts
- naughts
- os
- nought
- goose eggs
- ciphers
- blanks
- o's
- voids
- zilches