dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/ah_mw.json

{
  "AH":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "interjection",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise":[
        "oohing and aahing at the fireworks"
      ],
      "ampere-hour":[],
      "anno hegirae":[],
      "arts and humanities":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aha",
      "come on",
      "fie",
      "indeed",
      "my word",
      "no",
      "pshaw",
      "well",
      "what",
      "why"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Interjection",
      "ah \u2014so that's the way it is!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
      "And truthfully, being out in front of the people for those six weeks was just, ah , my God, such a Calgon bath. \u2014 Bethonie Butler, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Sarah has just moved from Manchester, N.H., to the smaller Bedford, and in addition to her, ah , precocious vocabulary, she is afflicted with that bedwetting problem. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Another ah -ha moment for employers is that Gen-Z truly is a unique generation. \u2014 Mark C. Perna, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
      "Aerosmith started whatever day Steven walked in the door, says Joe Perry, his Boston accent flattening those r\u2019s into ah \u2019s. \u2014 Sarah Grant, SPIN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Growing in the bark is a welcome but unidentified succulent and ah unwelcome, annoying grass (the reason for weeding). \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The different clips stitched together show the model in a pink velvet bathing suit ( ah , a true sign of an L.A. winter) with frosty pink eye makeup and matching pink butterfly clips pulling her hair back from her face. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Let passing motorists ooh and ah over this giant inflatable version of your most base, primal desires! \u2014 Johanna Gohmann, The New Yorker , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The film, which centers on a band of survivors trying to outlast a zombie outbreak ( ah , that old chestnut!), was a rather modest affair. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 26 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":"Interjection"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1509, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031943"
  },
  "aha":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abbreviation or noun",
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alpha hydroxy acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4-\u02c8h\u00e4",
      "\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)\u0101ch-\u02c8\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ah",
      "come on",
      "fie",
      "indeed",
      "my word",
      "no",
      "pshaw",
      "well",
      "what",
      "why"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Interjection",
      "aha ! so the money was never missing in the first place!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
      "Take Ashley Cimone and Moya Annece for example: the two best friends experienced a joint \u2018 aha \u2019 moment while on a trip to India that resulted in creating their luxury accessories brand, ASHYA. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "What was the \u2018 aha \u2019 moment that drove you to quit your job and travel? \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "To start, aha ! will fly each route three times per week using 50-seat Embraer ERJ145 regional jets. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Based on the popular Israeli format originally created by Assi Azar, aha \u2019s Telugu adaptation is produced by Annapurna Studios and directed by Jonathan Edwards. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "At every crossroads, there was a pathway, a coach, an environment contributing to aha moments. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "There was no singular \u2018 aha \u2019 moment that compelled Mark Harlan to fire Larry Krystkowiak late Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "Those who like to read between the lines might say, aha , there\u2019s your starting five. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Aha , here's a whole other way to look at this problem.' \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":"Interjection"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
      "1991, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035606"
  },
  "ah":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "interjection",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise":[
        "oohing and aahing at the fireworks"
      ],
      "ampere-hour":[],
      "anno hegirae":[],
      "arts and humanities":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aha",
      "come on",
      "fie",
      "indeed",
      "my word",
      "no",
      "pshaw",
      "well",
      "what",
      "why"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Interjection",
      "ah \u2014so that's the way it is!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
      "And truthfully, being out in front of the people for those six weeks was just, ah , my God, such a Calgon bath. \u2014 Bethonie Butler, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Sarah has just moved from Manchester, N.H., to the smaller Bedford, and in addition to her, ah , precocious vocabulary, she is afflicted with that bedwetting problem. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Another ah -ha moment for employers is that Gen-Z truly is a unique generation. \u2014 Mark C. Perna, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
      "Aerosmith started whatever day Steven walked in the door, says Joe Perry, his Boston accent flattening those r\u2019s into ah \u2019s. \u2014 Sarah Grant, SPIN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Growing in the bark is a welcome but unidentified succulent and ah unwelcome, annoying grass (the reason for weeding). \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The different clips stitched together show the model in a pink velvet bathing suit ( ah , a true sign of an L.A. winter) with frosty pink eye makeup and matching pink butterfly clips pulling her hair back from her face. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Let passing motorists ooh and ah over this giant inflatable version of your most base, primal desires! \u2014 Johanna Gohmann, The New Yorker , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The film, which centers on a band of survivors trying to outlast a zombie outbreak ( ah , that old chestnut!), was a rather modest affair. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 26 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":"Interjection"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1509, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031235"
  },
  "ahead of":{
    "type":[
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in front or advance of",
      ": in excess of",
      ": in front of",
      ": earlier than",
      ": having a lead over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "afore",
      "before",
      "ere",
      "fore",
      "'fore",
      "of",
      "previous to",
      "prior to",
      "to"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "after",
      "following"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-192017"
  },
  "ahead of one's/its time":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": too advanced or modern to be understood or appreciated during the time when one lives or works":[
        "As a director, he was ahead of his time . His movies are now regarded as classics, but they were unpopular when he made them."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063613"
  },
  "ahead of one's time":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": too advanced or modern to be understood or appreciated":[
        "As a poet, he was ahead of his time ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220627"
  },
  "ahead of schedule":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": earlier than planned":[
        "We finished ahead of schedule ."
      ],
      ": doing or finishing something earlier than planned":[
        "The builders came in ahead of schedule , and we are now able to move in."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050016"
  },
  "ahead of the curve":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": faster about doing something than other people, companies, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075805"
  },
  "ahead of the game":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a position or situation in which one is likely to succeed, win, etc.":[
        "The company has stayed ahead of the game by meeting new government standards before they go into effect."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055459"
  },
  "ahead of time":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at an earlier or previous time : in advance : beforehand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163404"
  },
  "ahead":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a forward direction or position : forward",
      ": in front",
      ": in, into, or for the future",
      ": in or toward a more advantageous position",
      ": at or to an earlier time : in advance",
      ": in or into a leading position in a race or competition",
      ": in or into the situation of having thrown more strikes than balls to a batter",
      ": in or into the situation of having a count of more balls than strikes",
      ": in or toward the front",
      ": into or for the future"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8hed",
      "\u0259-\u02c8hed"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "afore",
      "already",
      "antecedently",
      "anteriorly",
      "before",
      "beforehand",
      "earlier",
      "formerly",
      "preliminarily",
      "previously"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "after",
      "afterward",
      "afterwards",
      "later"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Quite the contrary: The fundamentals suggest values will still be rising at the close of 2022, and keep slogging ahead through next year. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
      "Clinics in other states, like North Dakota and Idaho, were pressing ahead with services before more state bans took effect, typically in a matter of days or weeks. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
      "Lawmakers in Albany, however, are charging ahead in an attempt to rein in crisis pregnancy centers. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
      "But the others in my group must be waiting ahead at a tent camp. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 June 2022",
      "Verdugo, ahead in the count, 2-0, hammered Bieber 81 mph knuckle curve into the seats in right center for a 3-2 lead. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
      "Explore opportunities to add this to the next budget cycle and start planning ahead . \u2014 Mari Carmen Pizarro, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Now, having toured with Snoh Aalegra and with more live dates ahead , the artist is nothing but excited for what\u2019s still to come. \u2014 Fred Sahai, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
      "Smart shoppers, this is also your moment to think ahead and recharge your sweater collection before those cool breezes start whipping in. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 24 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101103"
  },
  "ahchoo":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133635"
  }
}