"uh" meaning in English

See uh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ʌː/ Audio: en-us-uh.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌ Etymology: Onomatopoeia of the natural expression of thought. Compare with er. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Onomatopoeia}} Onomatopoeia, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=Onomatopoeia}} Onomatopoeia Head templates: {{en-interj}} uh
  1. Expression of thought, confusion, or uncertainty. Translations (expression of confusion or uncertainty): eh (Catalan), (è, e) (Chinese Mandarin), øh (Danish), øm (Danish), øhm (Danish), ööh (Finnish), euh (French), äh (German), uh (Italian), boh (Italian), あのう (anō) (Japanese), ええと (ēto) (Japanese), (e) (Japanese), うーん (ūn) (Japanese), 저어 (jeo'eo) (Korean), err (Malay), eh (Norwegian), øh (Norwegian), (Portuguese), ă (Romanian), гм (gm) (Russian), гм (hm) (Russian), хм (xm) (note: the actual pronunciation may not be close to the spelling) (Russian), eh (Spanish), ah (Tagalog), eh (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-uh-en-intj-3OZJV4Ht Disambiguation of 'expression of confusion or uncertainty': 91 9
  2. Space filler or pause during conversation. Translations (space filler or pause during conversation): (è, e) (Chinese Mandarin), (ā) (Chinese Mandarin), 那個 (Chinese Mandarin), 那个 (nàge, nèige) (Chinese Mandarin), 這個 (Chinese Mandarin), 这个 (zhège, zhèige) (Chinese Mandarin), øh (Danish), øm (Danish), euhm (Dutch), euh (Dutch), ööh (Finnish), tuota (Finnish), euh (French), äh (German), ε (e) (Greek), ő (Hungarian), uh (Italian), あのう (anō) (Japanese), ええと (ēto) (Japanese), えー (ē) (Japanese), うーん (ūn) (Japanese), (eo) (Korean), 저어 (jeo'eo) (Korean), err (Malay), éiyá (Navajo), eh (Norwegian), øh (Norwegian), (Portuguese), é (Portuguese), э-э-э (e-e-e) (Russian), э-э (e-e) (Russian), ну (nu) (Russian), ovaj (Serbo-Croatian), eh (Spanish), este (Spanish), eh (Swedish), öh (Swedish), ah (Tagalog), eh (Tagalog), (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-uh-en-intj-HRWt-7UG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English filled pauses, English onomatopoeias, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 75 3 Disambiguation of English filled pauses: 9 85 6 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 12 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 75 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 17 76 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 79 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 80 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 77 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 65 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 64 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 81 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 81 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 18 74 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 66 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 20 73 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 20 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 74 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 81 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 18 74 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 86 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 75 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of 'space filler or pause during conversation': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: huh-uh, nuh-uh, uh-huh, uh-uh, unh-uh, yuh-uh, er, erm, um, uh-oh, oh

Noun

IPA: /ʌː/ Audio: en-us-uh.ogg Forms: uhs [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌ Etymology: Onomatopoeia of the natural expression of thought. Compare with er. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Onomatopoeia}} Onomatopoeia, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=Onomatopoeia}} Onomatopoeia Head templates: {{en-noun}} uh (plural uhs)
  1. An occurrence of the interjection "uh".
    Sense id: en-uh-en-noun-cSX3DlZd

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "space filler or pause during conversation",
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    "Terms with Korean translations",
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