Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used before me to express distress or regret.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ever; always; for ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
- Ever: indefinitely, after
if . - Ah! O! oh! an exclamation expressing surprise, interest, regret, etc., according to the manner of utterance.
- Ay me! ah me! an expression of regret or sorrow.
- See
aye . - noun See
aye . - noun See
ey . - noun A sparkling wine taking its name from the town of Ay in the department of Marne, France. See
champagne . - noun A common English digraph (pron. ā), formerly interchangeable in most instances with ai, but now the regular form when final, occurring medially only in certain positions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection Ah! alas!
- adverb Same as
aye .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection
Ah !alas ! - interjection Alternative spelling of
aye ("yes") - interjection
New Zealand spelling ofeh (question tag) - adverb
Always ;ever . - adjective For an
indefinite time .
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Examples
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'_Let them hang_,' ay -- (_ay_) 'and BURN TOO,' was 'the disposition' they had 'thwarted', -- measuring 'the quarry of _the quartered slaves_,' which it _would_ make, 'would the nobility but lay aside their ruth.'
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded Delia Bacon 1835
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Imbes na pagbabago, imbes na kaunlaran, ang nasaksihan natin ay ang kabaligtaran.
Global Voices in English » Philippines: Reactions to the 9th State of the Nation Address 2009
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'The laugh of an Uma-ay is an ominous sign, it means misfortune or even death,' the tribal hunter said in the Hiliga-onon dialect.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Ayun pagkatapos kumain ay nagpalit ako ng t-shirt para kunwari naligo pero hindi naman talaga tapos pumunta na kami kayla Keisha at sa daan nakoh ....
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Pagbabang pagbaba namin ay bumuhos ang malakas na ulan.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Edi ayun binasa ko na at pagkatapos kong basahon ang dapat kong basahin ay tinanong na ako ni Sir ...
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Ngayon, susubukan kong magpahaba uli ng buhok (bago ako kinasal, mahaba talaga ang buhok ko, tawag nga ng iba sa akin ay "si ponytail").
bigotillo Dean Francis Alfar 2004
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Ngayon, susubukan kong magpahaba uli ng buhok (bago ako kinasal, mahaba talaga ang buhok ko, tawag nga ng iba sa akin ay "si ponytail").
Archive 2004-06-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2004
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Turkish tea or Çay is produced on the eastern Black Sea coast, which has a mild climate with high precipitation and fertile soil.
All about Tea 1995
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Sometimes I think it's what's meant by the unpardonable sin – ay, that I do!
Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1912
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