Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eyn]
- /eɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eyn]
- /eɪn/
Definitions of ain word
- noun ain a department in E central France, in Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Bourg. Pop: 539 006 (2003 est). Area: 5785 sq km (2256 sq miles) 3
- noun ain a river in E France, rising in the Jura Mountains and flowing south to the Rhône. Length: 190 km (118 miles) 3
- adjective ain own 3
- adjective ain own. 1
- noun ain the 18th letter of the Arabic alphabet. 1
- noun ain the voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter. 1
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Origin of ain
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-25; representing Old English ǣgen or Old Norse eiginn; replacing Middle English (Scots) awyn, awne, Old English āgen; see own
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with ain
- jake owen what we ain t got?
- ain t no sunshine when she's gone?
- ain t no sunshine when she's gone lyrics?
- it ain t about how hard you hit?
- tell me why ain t nothin but a heartache?
- ain t no sunshine when you re gone?
- how do you spell ain t?
- ain t it funny how time slips away?
- the future ain t what it used to be?
- song ain t no sunshine when she's gone?
- ain t no sunshine when she's gone chords?
- who sings he ain t heavy he's my brother?
- what does ain t mean?
- what is ain?
- who wrote ain t no sunshine?