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och

och
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [okh]
    • /ɒx/
    • /ˈɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [okh]
    • /ɒx/

Definitions of och word

  • noun och (chiefly, Scotland, Ireland) general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval. 1
  • abbreviation OCH oh 1
  • convention och Och is used to express surprise at something, or to emphasize agreement or disagreement with what has just been said. 0
  • exclamation och an expression of surprise, contempt, annoyance, impatience, or disagreement 0
  • sentence connector och an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc 0

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Origin of och

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Scots Gaelic, Irish

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Och

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

och popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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