ha

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/hɑː/
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/hɑː/ · [ha(ː)]

Definition of ha

14 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (alt-of, alternative, archaic)Alternative form of a (“have”).
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verb

  1. (alt-of, alternative, archaic)Alternative form of a (“have”).

intj

  1. A representation of laughter.
    “Ha, ha, ha! That’s funny.”
  2. An exclamation of triumph or discovery.
    “Ha! Checkmate!”
  3. (archaic)An exclamation of grief.
  4. (dated)A sound of hesitation: er, um.
  5. 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.”
    “'I'm armed, you lot. And if you think you can take me alive . . . Ha! Take that! And that! And that!'”

noun

  1. (Egypt)The sum of bodily parts; the physical body.
  2. (plural, plural-only)An ethnic and linguistic group based in Kigoma Region in western Tanzania.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of high availability.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism)Initialism of hospital apprentice.

name

  1. The dialect of Rwanda-Rundi spoken by this group.
  2. (Egyptian)A god of the deserts to the west of Egypt, associated with the underworld (duat) and pictured as a man wearing the symbol for desert hills on his head.
  3. (British, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Highways Agency.
  4. (Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Hospital Authority.

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Etymology

Attested early 14th century, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Danish ha, Dutch ha, Finnish ha, Hungarian ha, Latin ha, Latvian ha, Swedish ha.

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