ha
verbinterjectioninterjectionnountop 1 000 in film dialogue
- //hɑː//
- /[ha(ː)]/
A representation of laughter.
verb
- 1
Variant of aarchaicAlternative form of a (“have”).
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English habban Middle English havenclip. Middle English ha English ha
interjection
- 1
A representation of laughter.
Ha, ha, ha! That’s funny.
- 2
An exclamation of triumph or discovery.
Ha! Checkmate!
- 3
archaicAn exclamation of grief.
- 4
datedA sound of hesitation: er, um.
Etymology
Attested early 14th century, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Danish ha, Dutch ha, Finnish ha, Hungarian ha, Latin ha, Latvian ha, Swedish ha.
interjection
- 1
Said when making a vigorous attack.
"That's well. Well," cried he, now for my turn. Ha! a hit! a hit!"
I hit a cross-court forehand. “Ha ha haa. Great! Say, usin' cross-courts and angles like that is how O'Bramowitts beat Riggs."
Mona: Hee! Ha! Ho! Ha! The brain buffet is closed, buddy! Take that! And this!
Ha! Take that, you ugly, stupid devil, you.
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
noun
- 1
The sum of bodily parts; the physical body.
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian ḥꜥ.
Forms
- plural
- has