Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used before me to express distress or regret.
from The Century Dictionary.
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aye . - noun See
aye . - noun See
ey . - noun A common English digraph (pron. ā), formerly interchangeable in most instances with ai, but now the regular form when final, occurring medially only in certain positions.
- Ever; always; for ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
- Ever: indefinitely, after
if . - Ah! O! oh! an exclamation expressing surprise, interest, regret, etc., according to the manner of utterance.
- Ay me! ah me! an expression of regret or sorrow.
- noun A sparkling wine taking its name from the town of Ay in the department of Marne, France. See
champagne .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection Ah! alas!
- adverb Same as
aye .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection
Ah !alas ! - interjection Alternative spelling of
aye ("yes") - interjection
New Zealand spelling ofeh (question tag) - adverb
Always ;ever . - adjective For an
indefinite time .
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Examples
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'_Let them hang_,' ay -- (_ay_) 'and BURN TOO,' was 'the disposition' they had 'thwarted', -- measuring 'the quarry of _the quartered slaves_,' which it _would_ make, 'would the nobility but lay aside their ruth.'
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded Delia Bacon 1835
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Imbes na pagbabago, imbes na kaunlaran, ang nasaksihan natin ay ang kabaligtaran.
Global Voices in English » Philippines: Reactions to the 9th State of the Nation Address 2009
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'The laugh of an Uma-ay is an ominous sign, it means misfortune or even death,' the tribal hunter said in the Hiliga-onon dialect.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Ayun pagkatapos kumain ay nagpalit ako ng t-shirt para kunwari naligo pero hindi naman talaga tapos pumunta na kami kayla Keisha at sa daan nakoh ....
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Pagbabang pagbaba namin ay bumuhos ang malakas na ulan.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Edi ayun binasa ko na at pagkatapos kong basahon ang dapat kong basahin ay tinanong na ako ni Sir ...
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Ngayon, susubukan kong magpahaba uli ng buhok (bago ako kinasal, mahaba talaga ang buhok ko, tawag nga ng iba sa akin ay "si ponytail").
bigotillo Dean Francis Alfar 2004
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Ngayon, susubukan kong magpahaba uli ng buhok (bago ako kinasal, mahaba talaga ang buhok ko, tawag nga ng iba sa akin ay "si ponytail").
Archive 2004-06-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2004
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Turkish tea or Çay is produced on the eastern Black Sea coast, which has a mild climate with high precipitation and fertile soil.
All about Tea 1995
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Sometimes I think it's what's meant by the unpardonable sin – ay, that I do!
Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1912
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