eh

• ay (NZ)
• ehh
• ehhh

• (Canada, UK) enPR: ā, IPA^(key): /eɪ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪ
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /e/

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• Rhymes: -e

eh

1. (informal, Britain, Australia, Canada, US) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

   These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?

2. In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said. Compare what, pardon.
3. (Canada) An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of an individual addressed by the speaker

   I went to the restaurant, eh, but my friends didn't show up.

4. Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.

   —Do you feel like going out tonight?
   —Eh, I don't know.

In North America this term is stereotypically associated with Canada and some uses of it outside of Canada can convey that you are trying to sound (sarcastically) Canadian. However, it is in wide use in many other parts of the world, including the northern United States, Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, and South Africa.

eh (third-person singular simple present ehs, present participle ehing, simple past and past participle ehed)

1. To use the interjection eh

eh

1. (informal, predicative only) Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.

   My French fries were eh.

• H&E, H.E., HE, He, he, he-

From Proto-Albanian *akˢka, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

eh (first-person singular past tense eha, participle ehur)

1. to sharpen, whet, hone metal edge tools

• preh
• mpreh
• ehull
• teh

• ath
• athët
• thua

eh

1. signifying indifference or surprise

• hé

• “eh” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Middle High German ē (“earlier, ere”), originally ēr. Modern Standard German uses the lengthened form ehe (only as a conjunction).

• IPA^(key): /ʔeː/

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eh

1. (colloquial) before

   Lass uns gehn, eh wir den Bus verpassen!

   Let's go before we miss the bus!

eh

1. (colloquial) anyway

   Wozu soll ich mich anstrengen? Ich kann's eh nicht.

   Why should I make an effort? I can't do it anyway.

2. (colloquial, Austria) well, admittedly (for which in Germany only schon is used)

   Ich hab eh drüber nachgedacht, aber es wär nicht gegangen.

   I did well consider it, but it wouldn't have worked out.

eh

1. indicates indifference, usually used as a reply alone: meh
2. indicates an obvious mistake: oh, no

• ej

From Old Irish é (“he, they”), from Proto-Indo-European *éy. Cognate with Irish é and Scottish Gaelic e.

eh (emphatic eshyn)

1. he, him

   Cha vel breagerey dy ve credjit ga dy vel eh ginsh yn irriney.

   A liar is not to be believed even if he tells the truth.

   Cur meer da’n feeagh as hig eh reesht.

   Give the raven a bit and he’ll come again.

   Cur lhiat magh eh.

   Bring him out.

2. it

   Skeeal eddyr troor, t’eh ersooyl.

   A story between three, it’s gone.

eh

1. yes

eh

1. uh

• øh

eh

1. The name of the Latin-script letter E.

• e
• ah

eh

1. his, her, hers, its, third person possessive pronoun

   Liho iang eh pwoud.

   The woman joined her husband.

eh

1. liver

eh

1. a particle used after names of people when calling them

eh

1. an interjection signifying understanding
2. a response used when answering a call in a feast

eh

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of é (“is”)

eh

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of é (“yeah”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈe/
• Homophones: e, he

eh

1. hey! (used to call, draw attention, warn or reprehend)
2. uh, um (space filler in a conversation, expression of hesitation or pause in speech)

• (hey): hey, ey
• (space filler in a conversation): este

• ah
• oh
• hala