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nah

[næː]

Meanings
interjection
No

Examples :

""Did you finish your homework?" "Nah, I'll do it later." "
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Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Illustration it

it noun

/ɪt/ /ət/ /ɘt/

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

"The factory treated the new worker like an it, ignoring their questions and concerns. "

Illustration no

no noun

/nəʊ/ /noʊ/

A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval

"My sister's request for a new phone got a firm no from my parents. "

Illustration i

i noun

/aɪ/

The name of the Latin-script letter I.

"the position of an i-dot (the dot of an i)"

Illustration finish

finish noun

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

An end; the end of anything.

"The finish of the school year was a relief for all the students. "

Illustration do

do noun

/dʉː/ /du/ /duː/ /dəʊ/ /doʊ/

A party, celebration, social function.

"We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday."

Illustration you

you verb

/jʉː/ /jə/ /juː/ /ju/

To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

"The teacher youed the students, asking them to raise their hands if they understood the new concept. "

Illustration ll

ll noun

/əl/ /l/

Lines

"The artist used short, thick ll to create the texture of the tree bark in her drawing. "

Illustration later

later adjective

/ˈleɪtə/ /ˈleɪtɚ/

Near the end of a period of time.

"It was late in the evening when we finally arrived."

Illustration did

did verb

/dɪd/

(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

"Did you finish your homework? "