ga
part of speech
abbreviation and fragment (GA, Ga, ga — with several uses)
meaning for a pupil
1) (US) GA is the short form for Georgia, a state in the south-eastern United States, used in addresses. tree →
2) (science) Ga is the chemical symbol for gallium, a soft silver metal that melts in your hand. tree →
3) (slang, as «ga-ga») To «go ga-ga» means to become very excited and silly about something, or (old-fashioned and unkind) to become confused in old age. tree →
4) Baby talk, as in «goo goo ga ga». tree →
5) In Scots speech, ga is a short form of gae, meaning to go. tree →
sense in the lessons
Not a normal English word on its own. In geography, «Atlanta, GA» is a US address. In science, gallium is in the periodic table. In stories, a baby babbling says «ga ga». «Go ga-ga over» is informal for liking something very much.
examples
- My pen pal lives in Savannah, GA. tree →
- Ga is the symbol for gallium. tree →
- Gallium melts in your hand. tree →
- The baby said «ga ga» and laughed. tree →
- My sister goes ga-ga over puppies. tree →
- Atlanta, GA is a big city in the USA. tree →
note
An honest note: «ga» alone is an abbreviation, a symbol or a baby sound. Calling an old person «gaga» is unkind.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ga» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.