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Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

interjection

  1. 1

    familierUsed as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

    These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?

    Well, what dost thou think then of seeing the world? Do ye wish to go round Cape Horn to see any more of it, eh? Can’t ye see the world where you stand?

  2. 2

    In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.

    —I've been studying Graphiurus murinus. —Eh? Studying what?

  3. 3

    In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion.

    —You're going to be a dad! —Eh? You're joking!

  4. 4

    An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.

    I went to the restaurant, eh, but my friends didn't show up.

  5. 5

    Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.

    —Do you feel like going out tonight? —Eh, I don't know.

    “Look, Mom; I made the real rocket, based on the macaroni prototype!” “…Eh.”

  6. 6

    Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.

    —Why is it like this? —Eh, It's like that eh.

Étymologie

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”). The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.

verbe

  1. 1

    To use the interjection eh.

adjectif

  1. 1

    familierOf mediocre quality; unremarkable.

    My French fries were eh.

interjection

  1. 1

    Hey, oi; said to get someone's attention.

  2. 2

    An interjection expressing disapproval.

    Eh, please don’t say that...

  3. 3

    Huh?; expresses confusion.

Étymologie

From Hokkien 欸 (--eh) and Mandarin 欸 (ê̄ / ế / ê̌, interjection).

interjection

  1. 1

    an attention grabber

    Eh, come here!

    Eh, what do you have?

    E-, e-, eh, I'm on vacation / Every single day 'cause I love my occupation

  2. 2

    familierA greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval.

Étymologie

Probably of multiple motivations, the sounds having been chosen for functional reasons.

adverbe

  1. 1

    Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not.

    And she: "Ay man, watch you one foot ass. Wen I want a man, I want a good man. Me eh want man like you."

Étymologie

A reduced form of ain't.

particle

  1. 1

    Variante de lehAlternative form of leh.

Étymologie

From Hokkien 咧 (--leh), with the l dropped.

Formes

passé
ehed
participe passé
ehed
participe présent
ehing
3ᵉ personne du singulier
ehs
Les pages voisinesL'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.

Contenu lexical issu du Wiktionary, sous licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · Entrée d'origine · Version des données 2026-08-23

Rang parmi les mots du corpus OpenSubtitles 2018 — des sous-titres de films et de séries, donc de la langue parlée et non écrite (CC BY-SA 3.0).