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Webster 1913 Edition


Ha

Ha

(hä)
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[AS.]
An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated,
ha, ha
, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to “Well, it is so.”
Ha-has
, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke.
Carlyle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ha

HA

, an exclamation, denoting surprise, joy or grief. With the first or long sound of a, it is used as a question, and is equivalent to 'What do you say?' When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, or sometimes it is equivalent to 'Well! it is so.'

Definition 2024


See also: , hae, ha'e, and Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • e (reduced form)
  • här (in liaison with a following vowel)
  • hän, en (westernmost Moselle Franconian; only before vowels, h, and dental consonants)

Pronoun

(personal, stressed)

  1. (most dialects) he; nominative of the third-person singular masculine

Related terms

  • im (dative)
  • in (accusative)

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes:

Interjection

  1. huh? uh?

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛː/, /hɛ̃ː/

Interjection

  1. huh? uh? (expresses that one has not understood a statement)

Usage notes

In a formal setting, or towards a stranger, the use of hä? is generally regarded as impolite if not followed by a proper question. Such use is very common and perfectly acceptable in informal settings, however.

Synonyms

  • was (more polite)
  • wie bitte (very polite)

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