eh

E e

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈā, ˈe, ˈa(i), also with h preceding and/or with nasalization\
- /eɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈā, ˈe, ˈa(i), also with h preceding and/or with nasalization\

Definitions of eh word

noun eh Used to represent a sound made in speech in a variety of situations, in particular to ask for something to be repeated or explained or to elicit agreement. 1
interjection eh used to elicit confirmation 1
interjection eh used to end a sentence 1
noun Definition of eh in Technology /A/. Software Portability Group, U Waterloo. A typeless language derived from (and similar to) B. Provides guaranteed order of evaluation for side effects in expressions. Also character indexing operators. See also Zed. 1
noun Technical meaning of eh (networking) The country code for Western Sahara. 1
convention eh Eh is used in writing to represent a noise that people make as a response in conversation, for example to express agreement or to ask for something to be explained or repeated. 0

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Parts of speech for Eh

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eh popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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