Meaning

4 senses

  1. Form of a (all article senses).

    (indefinite)Used before a vowel sound.

    I'll be there in half an hour.

    'E's staying at an 'otel. (compare He's staying at a hotel.)

  2. (indefinite)Used before /h/ in a stressed or unstressed syllable.

  3. (indefinite, rare)Used before one and words with initial ⟨u⟩, ⟨eu⟩ when pronounced /ju/.

  4. (UK, West Country, indefinite, nonstandard)Used before all consonants.

Examples

33069 sentences

  1. I met her an hour ago.

    Я зустрів її годину тому.

    ruЯ встретил её час назад.

    deIch habe sie vor einer Stunde getroffen.

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  2. I'll be back within an hour.

    Я повернуся протягом години.

    ruЯ вернусь в течение часа.

    deIn einer Stunde bin ich wieder da.

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  3. I'm taking an exam in January.

    Я здаю екзамен у січні.

    ruВ январе у меня экзамен.

    deIm Januar habe ich eine Prüfung.

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  4. The medicine had an immediate effect.

    Ліки подіяли миттєво.

    ruЛекарство подействовало немедленно.

    deDas Medikament hatte eine sofortige Wirkung.

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  5. Ice hockey is an exciting sport.

    Хокей — захоплюючий вид спорту.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
indefinite article:

Origin

From Middle English an, from Old English ān (“a, an”, literally “one”). More at one.

From Middle English an, from Old English ān (“a, an”, literally “one”). More at one.

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Word family

1 related words
DerivedanotherA1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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