aah

«aah» in Mova's school dictionary: a sound you make when you feel relief, pleasure or calm — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

interjection (aah; also ah, ahh)

meaning for a pupil

1) «Aah» is a sound you make when you feel relief, pleasure or calm. tree →

2) «Aah» shows that you suddenly understand something. tree →

3) «Aah» is the sound people make at something sweet, like a baby or a kitten. tree →

4) «Aah» is the sound a doctor asks you to make so they can see your throat. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in speech, comics and stories to show feelings: «Aah, that's better», «Aah, now I see!». The written number of a's shows how long the sound is.

examples

• «Aah, a nice cold drink!» said Dad. tree →
• Aah, now I understand the sum. tree →
• Everyone went «aah» when they saw the puppy. tree →
• «Open wide and say aah,» said the dentist. tree →
• She sank into the warm bath. «Aah.» tree →
• Aah, there you are! I've been looking for you. tree →

note

Spelling of a sound, not a fixed word; also written «ah» or «ahh». Not to be confused with «argh» or «aargh» (a cry of pain or annoyance).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aah» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.