eh
pronunciation
How to pronounce eh in British English:
UK [eɪ]
How to pronounce eh in American English:
US [e, ɛ]
Word Origin
- eh
- 1560s as an exclamation of sorrow; as an exclamation of inquiry, doubt, or slight surprise, usually with questions, from 1773.
Example
- 1. Eh , there 's probably a bit more to it than that .
- 2. She noticed the pin on my jacket and said , " oh , fifty , eh ? "
- 3. That wasn 't very amusing ; rather dull at times , eh ?
- 4. I don 't know what goes on in my own store , eh ?
- 5. The soviet union justified its invasion as being " the correct response to a neighbor 's call for help . " U.s. athletes opposed the boycott ( big shock , eh ? )