"ans" meaning in English

See ans in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈænz/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ans.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ans
  1. plural of an Tags: form-of, plural Form of: an
    Sense id: en-ans-en-noun-PtUEKrNL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈæns/ [General-American], /ˈɑːns/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ans2.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} ans
  1. Abbreviation of answer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: answer Synonyms: ans.
    Sense id: en-ans-en-noun-J45ZhrHF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 94 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for ans meaning in English (2.3kB)

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