Ay

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • interjection. Used before me to express distress or regret.
  • n. Variant of aye1.
  • ad. Variant of aye2.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • interjection. Ah! alas!
  • interjection. Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
  • interjection. New Zealand spelling of eh (question tag)
  • ad. Always; ever.
  • adj. For an indefinite time.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • interjection. Ah! alas!
  • ad. Same as aye.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • See aye.
  • n. See aye.
  • n. See ey.
  • n. A sparkling wine taking its name from the town of Ay in the department of Marne, France. See champagne.
  • n. 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.
  • Word Usage
    "'_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.'"
    Cross Reference
    for ay   
    Variant
    aye   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    forever    continually    always   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    A    A.    Ai    Alai    Ally    Bay    Bi    Bligh    Bly    Bombay   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nang    Ang.    isang    naman    sila    bata    mga    ako    kasi    anak