see|ah
was wotd|2006|May|7
English

Pronunciation
As an interjection the word is pronounced basically the same way as the interjection ah but the double a stresses prolongation. In the noun and the verb there is no extra prolongation.

Interjection
en-intj

1. Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.

#: Aah! That's amazing!

1. Indication of joyful pleasure.

#*1834 � w:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe, s:The Assignation|The Assignation
#*:Yet I remember�aah! how should I forget?

1. Indication of sympathy.
2. Indication of mouth being opened wide.

#: Dentists would always instruct, say aah!

Translations
trans-top|expressing amazement or surprise
Chinese: �
Danish: ah, aha
Dutch: och
Croatian: o!
Estonian: ah
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Latin: hui
Lithuanian: ach!
Polish: ach
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Noun
en-noun

1. Expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
2. Expression of joy and/or pleasure.

Related terms
oohs and aahs

Translations
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ttbc|Estonian: ahhetus
ttbc|Telugu: �హా
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Verb
en-verb

1. To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah.

#: Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.

1. To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah.

Usage notes
Usually the verb is intransitive. The object of feelings usually is indicated by the prepositions over or at; sometimes it occurs as a direct object, especially in passive constructions.
Very often the word is used together with some other verb derived from an interjection. The most common combination is to ooh and aah. Perhaps it should be regarded as a separate lexical item.
The word belongs to the informal style.

Translations
trans-top|to express amazement using "aah!"
Estonian: ahhetama
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Anagrams
aha

Category:English three letter words

et:aah
zh:aah

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