oh A1 Topic:General Vocabulary US /oʊ/ UK /əʊ/ See IPA manual Homophones owe /oʊ/ Freq #51 Meanings 1 intj Used to express surprise. Oh! I didn't see you there. 2 intj Used to show understanding or that you have just realized something. Oh, so that's how it works. 3 intj Used before an added comment or afterthought. Oh, and don't forget your coat. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms ohmygoshsoot-ohuhoh Related forms ahooohuh-oh Appears in Proverbs (1) See all Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive Etymology AI details From possibly Hokkien 胡 (Ô͘). 胡 nan-hbl View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # oh **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** intj **IPA (US):** /oʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /əʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 51 ## Meanings 1. Used to express surprise. 2. Used to show understanding or that you have just realized something. 3. Used before an added comment or afterthought. ## Examples - Oh! I didn't see you there. - Oh, so that's how it works. - Oh, and don't forget your coat. ## Derived Forms - ohmygosh - soot-oh - uhoh ## Related Forms - ah - o - ooh - uh-oh ## Roots and Affixes - Root: 胡 ## Etymology From possibly Hokkien 胡 (Ô͘). ## AI Etymology Oh comes from possibly Hokkien 胡 (Ô͘). The historical chain includes 胡 (nan-hbl). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as ohmygosh, soot-oh, and uhoh and related forms such as ah, o, and ooh. In present use it covers used to express surprise, used to show understanding or that you have just realized something, and used before an added comment or afterthought. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown