- pronunciation:
- o
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
"Oh" is something we often say without thinking. It doesn't have any real meaning, but we often say it when we are surprised or when we have some strong feeling. Sometimes we say it when someone tells us a thing that we didn't know before.
When Mrs. Wells stepped on someone's foot on the bus, she said, "Oh! I'm sorry!"When my aunt came to visit us, my mom said "Oh! I'm so glad to see you!" |
| related words: |
indeed, well |
The words
oh and
owe (to be in debt to) sound alike but have different meanings.