a

Meaning

Character

The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Num

The ordinal number first, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

Noun

The name of the Latin script letter A / a.

Article

1. An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article.
2. One; used before score, dozen, hundred, thousand, million, etc.
3. Used in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little, a bit, etc.
4. Used in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little, a bit, etc.
5. Used in some adverbial phrases denoting the degree or extent of an action, such as a little, a bit, a lot, etc.
6. The same; one and the same. Used in phrases such as of a kind, birds of a feather, etc.
7. Any; every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope.
8. Any; used with a negative to indicate not a single one.
9. Used before an adjective that modifies a noun (singular or plural) delimited by a numeral.
10. One; someone named; used before a person's name, suggesting that the speaker knows little about the person other than the name.
11. Used before an adjective modifying a person's name, typically used to emphasize that person's current condition or emotional state.
12. Someone or something like; similar to; used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.

Prep

1. To do with separation; In, into.
2. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. Often occurs between two nouns, where the first noun occurs at the end of a verbal phrase.
3. To do with status; In.
4. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
5. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
6. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
7. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
8. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
9. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.

Verb

1. (dialectal, slang) Have (auxiliary verb).
2. (dialectal, rare, slang) had (auxiliary verb).

Pron

1. He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative.
2. He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative.
3. He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative.

Prep

Of.

Adv

All.

Adj

All.

Particle

Pronunciation spelling of to.

Contraction

Used to express a future action; going to.

Conj

Contraction of and.

Symbol

1. Distance from leading edge to aerodynamic center.
2. specific absorption coefficient
3. specific rotation
4. allele (recessive)

Adv

1. across
2. (US, alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of a.m. (“ante meridiem”) or am

Particle

Alternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”).

Noun

The name of the Cyrillic script letter А / а.

Intj

ah; er (sound of hesitation)

Symbol

1. a word-initial letter ⟨a⟩.
2. the long vowel /eɪ/ at the end of a word, or before a final consonant that is not /dʒ, v, z/. (Note: the final consonant is not written; [ɛə˞] counts as /eɪr/.)
3. the word a.m.
4. the prefix ad-.

Noun

The fourth semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat.

Synonyms

an

one

in

per

on

🔛

inside

into

within

any

some

a-

someone

a certain

some one

anybody

somebody

A

🅰️

of

the

for

about

at

give

am

after

faeces

another

a certain one

to

toward

once

out

towards

atomic weight

atom

association

amplitude

acre

artery

arteria

ampere

area

guard

💂

approximately

aircraft

accommodation

from

fingers

in order to

ah

Translations

un

ein

1

un

un

un

uno

1

een

🅰️

per

eine

um

1

a

ένας

par

une

a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/æ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: a

Inherited from Old English: an

Cognate with Swiss German: a

Cognate with Main-Franconian: a

Inherited from Old English: a-

Inherited from Middle English: of

Inherited from Middle English: aw

In summary

The letter name is from Middle English ā, from Old French, ultimately from Latin ā. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced the futhorc letter ᚪ (a) beginning in the 7th century, and partially also ᚫ (æ).

Sentences

The will reveals the existence of a love affair .

A mink coat and a diamond bracelet .

This implies a difference between common people and the elite .

" If good things are coming , they will be a pleasant surprise ," said the seer .

Permeability is affected by the pressure in a rock .

The president is elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term .