- A | Letter, History, Meaning Uses | Britannica
At the present time the letter represents six principal vowel sounds: (1) its original value, the low back vowel, as in father; (2) an intermediate vowel, as in plan; (3) a closer vowel, further fronted, as in hare, occurring only before the liquid r; (4) a diphthong (ei) in take or spade
- A Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of A is the 1st letter of the English alphabet How to use a in a sentence A vs An: Usage Guide
- A, a | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Jim is a straight -A student (= all his marks are A) I've bought a car She's got a boyfriend There was a sudden loud noise What a shame that you couldn't go to the party I heard a child crying Is he a friend of yours (= one of your friends)? She wants to be a doctor when she grows up This is a very mild cheese
- A, a | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
When do we use a and when do we use an? In speaking, we use a ə before a consonant sound: …
- A Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
When an abbreviation begins with a consonant letter but is pronounced with a vowel sound, an is used When a word begins with h but the first syllable of the word is not given primary stress, both a and an are used There was a tree in the field A man walked past him I heard a shout He bought a house, but this is not the house he bought
- A - Wikipedia
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, 12 used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide Its name in English is a (pronounced ˈeɪ ⓘ AY), plural aes nb 12 It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives [3]
- A definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
In music, A is the sixth note in the scale of C major If you get an A as a mark for a piece of work or in an exam, your work is extremely good 4 A or a is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with a, such as 'acceleration', 'ampère', or 'answer' 5 Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
- A Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
not any particular or certain one of a class or group a man; a chemical; a house a certain; a particular one at a time; two of a kind; A Miss Johnson called another; one typically resembling a Cicero in eloquence; a Jonah
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