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ALL meanings of a

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  • variable noun a In music, A is the sixth note in the scale of C major. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 4
  • adjective a each; any one [a gun is dangerous] COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • preposition a to each; in each; for each; per COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A all COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A about COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A absent COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A active COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A adjective COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A adult COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A alto COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A anonymous COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • noun a are (unit of area) COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • variable noun a A is the first letter of the English alphabet. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 3
  • variable noun a If you get an A as a mark for a piece of work or in an exam, your work is extremely good. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 3
  • noun a A or a is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with a, such as 'acceleration', 'ampère', or 'answer'. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 3
  • determiner a You use a or an when you are referring to someone or something for the first time or when people may not know which particular person or thing you are talking about. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an when you are referring to any person or thing of a particular type and do not want to be specific. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an in front of an uncount noun when that noun follows an adjective, or when the noun is followed by words that describe it more fully. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an in front of a mass noun when you want to refer to a single type or make of something. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a in quantifiers such as a lot, a little, and a bit. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an to refer to someone or something as a typical member of a group, class, or type. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an in front of the names of days, months, or festivals when you are referring to one particular instance of that day, month, or festival. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an when you are saying what someone is or what job they have. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an in front of the names of people as a way of indicating that you do not know them or anything about them and you are saying their name for the first time. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an in front of the names of people when you want to refer to someone else who has the same qualities or character as the person named. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an in front of a surname when you want to refer to someone who belongs to the family with that surname. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an in front of the names of artists to refer to one individual painting or sculpture created by them. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an instead of the number 'one', especially with words of measurement such as 'hundred', 'hour', and 'metre', and with fractions such as 'half', 'quarter', and 'third'. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a You use a or an in expressions such as eight hours a day to express a rate or ratio. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • noun a the first letter and first vowel of the modern English alphabet COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • noun a any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in take, bag, calm, shortage, or cobra COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • noun a the first in a series, esp the highest grade or mark, as in an examination COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a used preceding a singular countable noun, if the noun is not previously specified or known COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a used preceding a proper noun to indicate that a person or thing has some of the qualities of the one named COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a used preceding a noun or determiner of quantity COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a used preceding a noun indicating a concrete or abstract thing capable of being divided COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a each or every; per COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a a certain; one COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • determiner a any at all COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A acceleration COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • symbol a are(s) (metric measure of land) COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • abbreviation A atto- COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • symbol a a note having a frequency of 440 hertz (A above middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the sixth note of the scale of C major COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • symbol a a key, string, or pipe producing this note COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • symbol a the major or minor key having this note as its tonic COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • symbol a a human blood type of the ABO group, containing the A antigen COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • symbol a (in Britain) a major arterial road COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • symbol a a film certified for viewing by anyone, but which contains material that some parents may not wish their children to see COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • symbol a (as modifier) COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • symbol a mass number COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
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