Chiefly North Eng. used to express sorrow, distress, etc.: used chiefly in the phrase ay me!
interjection
The definition of ay is a word used to show sorrow or upset.
An example of ay used as an interjection is in the sentences, "Ay! I can't believe he was late for school again!"
YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2018 by LoveToKnow Corp
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"ay." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 March 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/AY>.
APA Style
ay. (n.d.). Retrieved March 17th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/AY
ay
Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"ay." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 March 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/AY>.
APA Style
ay. (n.d.). Retrieved March 17th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/AY
ay
interjection
Used before me to express distress or regret.
adverb
Variant of aye2
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"ay." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 March 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/AY>.
APA Style
ay. (n.d.). Retrieved March 17th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/AY
Noun
- academic year
Abbreviations
- (text messaging) ay up
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"ay." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 March 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/AY>.
APA Style
ay. (n.d.). Retrieved March 17th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/AY
Sentence Examples
- _ .?, Niliols +?'?khu r i Ay?, N ?0° n 9 L j Khailar Scale, r :25,000,000 English Miles o iao 0 ' N,kgt hydrographical network is very imperfectly known, especially in the uninhabited hilly tracts.'
- Uo; 4, 1=0=f.; where u 0 =1, u1=o, assume that tfik = (af) k ay -k = f.
- Ukx(n-2) � Taking the first polar with regard to y (n - k) (a f) xa x -k-l ay+ k (af) k-l ay -k (ab) (n -1) b12by n kn-2k-1 n-1 k(n-2) =k(n- 2)a u x u5+nax ayux and, writing f 2 and -f l for y1 and 3,21 (n-k)(a f) k+ta i k-1 + k (n - 1)(ab)(a f) k-1 (b f)4 1 k by-2 = (uf)u xn-2k-1?
- The simultaneous system of two quadratic forms ai, ay, say f and 0, consists of six forms, viz.
- F= ai; the Hessian H = (ab) 2 azbx; the quartic i= (ab) 4 axb 2 x; the covariants 1= (ai) 4 ay; T = (ab)2(cb)aybyci; and the invariants A = (ab) 6; B = (ii') 4 .
» more...