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# aah

«aah» in Mova's school dictionary: **a sound you make when you feel relief, pleasure or calm** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

interjection (aah; also ah, ahh)

### meaning for a pupil

1) «Aah» is a sound you make when you feel relief, pleasure or calm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#m1)

2) «Aah» shows that you suddenly understand something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#m2)

3) «Aah» is the sound people make at something sweet, like a baby or a kitten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#m3)

4) «Aah» is the sound a doctor asks you to make so they can see your throat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Used in speech, comics and stories to show feelings: «Aah, that's better», «Aah, now I see!». The written number of a's shows how long the sound is.

### examples

- «Aah, a nice cold drink!» said Dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#x1)
- Aah, now I understand the sum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#x2)
- Everyone went «aah» when they saw the puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#x3)
- «Open wide and say aah,» said the dentist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#x4)
- She sank into the warm bath. «Aah.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#x5)
- Aah, there you are! I've been looking for you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/#x6)

### note

Spelling of a sound, not a fixed word; also written «ah» or «ahh». Not to be confused with «argh» or «aargh» (a cry of pain or annoyance).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «aah» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aah/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.