oh

/əʊ/ exclamation

Translation

PAUSE › used before you say something, often before replying to what someone has said

'A...!', 'Ya...!', 'Ooo...!'

"Ian's going." "Oh, I didn't realize." "I'm so sorry." "Oh, don't worry."1248

EMOTION › used to show an emotion or to emphasize your opinion about something

'Aaa...!', 'Aah...!', 'Yaa...!', 'Of...!', 'Vay...!'

Oh, no! I don't believe it! "I don't think I can come." "Oh, that's a shame." Oh, how sweet of you!1248

(Definition of oh exclamation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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