How to pronounce“ay”in English
IPA/aɪ/
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Definitions of “ay”
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interjection
Ah! alas! Expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.
“And ſuch as yet, coulde neuer weapon wꝛeſt, / But on the lappe are woont to dandled be, / Ne yet foꝛgotten had the mothers bꝛeſt, / How greekes them ſlew, alas here ſhall ye ſe, / To make repoꝛte therof, ay woe is me, / My ſong is miſchiefe, murder miſerye.”
interjection
Expressing earnestness, surprise, wonder, etc.
“Ay my word! I am glad to see you.”
noun
Alternative spelling of aye (“yes”).
“counting the ays and the noes in a vote”
adverb
Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
“O he that hath ay lived free, …”