noun
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An utterance of oh; a spoken expression of surprise, acknowledgement, etc.
verb
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To utter the interjection oh; to express surprise, etc.
interjection
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Expression of surprise.
example
Oh! I didn't see you there.
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Expression of wonder, amazement, or awe.
example
Oh, wow! That's amazing.
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Expression of understanding, affirmation, recognition, or realization.
example
Oh, so that's how it works.
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A word to precede an offhand or annoyed remark.
example
Oh, leave me alone.
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A word to precede an added comment or afterthought.
example
Oh, and don't forget your coat.
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An invocation or address (similar to the vocative in languages with noun declension), often with a term of endearment.
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Exclamation for drama or emphasis (often poetic).
example
Oh, when will it end?
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Expression of pain. See ouch.
example
Oh! That hurt.
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Space filler or extra syllable, especially in (popular) music.
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(interrogative) Expression of mild scepticism.
example
"You should watch where you're going!" "Oh?"
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A word to mark a spoken phrase as imaginary.
example
What if he says "Oh, I need to see your ID"?
Examples of oh in a Sentence
Oh, I forgot to ask.
Oh, what a pretty sound it made!
Oh, I don't know.
Oh, but he must be.
Oh! he muttered, looking down from the window at the stones of the pavement.
Oh, what has happened?
Oh, he told me part of his plans, all right.
Oh, I'd love to come here and fish sometime.
Oh, and they change color if they detect structural weakness in the material to which they are affixed.
Oh. Well, why don't you go with me then?
Oh, you little ones; be careful and don't talk to strangers!
Oh, how you have...
Oh, do you know?
Oh God, I'm going crazy!
Oh, what's the use?
So when I knocked on the door of Jim's atelier and said, "Hey, I'm Byron Reese," he said, "Oh, Byron, come over here, I want you to meet this guy.
Oh, it was all so interesting, so beautiful!
Oh, how happy I am!
Oh, he's not mean.
Oh, I guess I am a little sleepy.
Oh, and they are smart nails.
Oh, the delight with which I gathered up the fruit in my pinafore, pressed my face against the smooth cheeks of the apples, still warm from the sun, and skipped back to the house!
And oh, the housekeeping! to keep bright the devil's door-knobs, and scour his tubs this bright day!
Oh, you think Alex feels like you want his attention all the time?
Oh, I was going to ask you.
Oh, we disagree now and then, but we never come to blows.
Oh, I'm a Wizard; you may be sure of that.
Oh, Carrie, how I should like to speak like other people!
Oh, if only there were some one to help me!
Oh, they swarm; the sun is too warm there; they are born too far into life for me.
Oh dear, what am I thinking about?
Oh, that's a shame!
Oh! she heard as she left the room.
Oh, how pleasant it was at home!...
Oh, to have had this instinct years ago, when she met Wynn!
Oh, no you don't!
Oh, I think you can trust her—on this business.
Oh, I was supposed to tell you.
Oh yes, he started that last night.
Oh Alex, Mom and Dad would have loved this.
Oh, do they have chitterlings and hog jowls there?
Oh. You couldn't tell me?
Oh, and stop calling me Doc.
Oh, and I picked up someone else's soul last night, she said.
Oh. How do people mess with you?
Oh no you don't!
Oh, god, Ully, this smells like a skunk crawled into my clothes!
Oh, God, Jade, what did you do?
Oh. I think I.ve heard his name before.
How did you tell your best friend that aliens were real and oh, by the way, I married one and am taking you with me to his planet, for your own good?