gosh

«gosh» in Mova's school dictionary: an exclamation of surprise, shock or delight, a soft… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

exclamation (gosh!; also «oh my gosh», «gosh darn it»)

meaning for a pupil

1) (mild) an exclamation of surprise, shock or delight, a soft stand-in for «God». tree →

2) used to add emphasis: «Gosh, it's hot». tree →

sense in the lessons

A gentle, family-friendly word, used by children, teachers and in books; everyday and polite, all regions. «Oh my gosh» (OMG) is a softer version of «Oh my God».

examples

• Gosh, what a big dog! tree →
• Oh my gosh, I forgot my homework! tree →
• Gosh, you've grown so tall. tree →
• "Gosh, thank you!" she said when she opened the present. tree →
• Gosh, that was a hard test. tree →
• By gosh, he's done it! tree →
• Gosh, it's freezing today. tree →
• People say "gosh" instead of a stronger word. tree →

note

Trap: «gosh» is a polite stand-in for «God»; it is not rude. OMG in texts often stands for «oh my gosh» or «oh my God». Plain meaning: «wow!»

In the corpora

• "Gosh" is a mild word used instead of "God" when surprised.
• "Gosh darn it" is an American polite form of the curse "God damn it".

Trees and pragmatics

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