ah

1 of 3

interjection

used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt
Ah, finished at last!

ah

2 of 3

verb

less common spelling of aah

intransitive verb

: to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise
oohing and aahing at the fireworks

AH

3 of 3

abbreviation

1
ampere-hour
2
anno hegirae
3
arts and humanities

Examples of ah in a Sentence

Interjection ah—so that's the way it is!
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Interjection
The average number of incomplete sentences or significant pauses per minute (which includes um’s and ah’s). Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024 One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection. Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 So, ah, have a super weird family Thanksgiving everyone! Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024 All episodes were written by a combination of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (ah, Smallville flashbacks), Kayla Alpert, April Blair and Matt Lambert. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ah 

Word History

Etymology

Interjection

Middle English

First Known Use

Interjection

1509, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ah was in 1509

Dictionary Entries Near ah

Cite this Entry

“Ah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ah. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

ah

interjection
ˈä
used to express delight, relief, regret, or scorn
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