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# gosh

«gosh» in Mova's school dictionary: **an exclamation of surprise, shock or delight, a soft…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

exclamation (gosh!; also «oh my gosh», «gosh darn it»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (mild) an exclamation of surprise, shock or delight, a soft stand-in for «God». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#m1)

2) used to add emphasis: «Gosh, it's hot». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A gentle, family-friendly word, used by children, teachers and in books; everyday and polite, all regions. «Oh my gosh» (OMG) is a softer version of «Oh my God».

### examples

- Gosh, what a big dog! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#x1)
- Oh my gosh, I forgot my homework! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#x2)
- Gosh, you've grown so tall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#x3)
- "Gosh, thank you!" she said when she opened the present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#x4)
- Gosh, that was a hard test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#x5)
- By gosh, he's done it! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#x6)
- Gosh, it's freezing today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#x7)
- People say "gosh" instead of a stronger word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/#x8)

### note

Trap: «gosh» is a polite stand-in for «God»; it is not rude. OMG in texts often stands for «oh my gosh» or «oh my God». Plain meaning: «wow!»

### In the corpora

- ["Gosh" is a mild word used instead of "God" when surprised.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/37-bats-and-gosh/14/)
- ["Gosh darn it" is an American polite form of the curse "God damn it".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/37-bats-and-gosh/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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