aha
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3.7
- interjection
- /əˈhɑː/
- Informal
:
ajá
- Why do my Internet commenters say, aha, you don't understand the way banks work?
- say aha
There's no on and off I go, aha, that's the issue.
- There's no on and off I go, aha, that's the issue.
- So right here, aha, yes it does.
- If you're on the right, you might say, aha, see, that's the point.
- And we say, aha, now we have some content.
- They say, aha, I do see that, that that really does work.
- And it thinks that just by making this end run, it will be able to say, aha, I've got you now.
- Well, Gasparina is the town in Italy that the trees were going back to, Aha.
- So then I went to the data and realized, aha, here's the scoop with the spectrum studies.
- The challenge when things are running great is we all tend to think, aha, this is it, I found it, bottle it.
- So he was like, aha, I'm thinking, so I must exist.
- So you think, aha, the theory has been established, but scientists are an incredibly skeptical bunch.
Examples
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" Actually, it's for a drug test." "Aha," says the clerk, taking out a key and leading him back to the register.
Fiction book (2002) -
And we say, aha, now we have some content.
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So right here, aha, yes it does.
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How do students find that aha! moment?
Academic text (2011) -
Our lessons are over. "Aha!" thought Jaguar.
Fiction book (2000) -
So you think, aha, the theory has been established, but scientists are an incredibly skeptical bunch.
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And then he said, aha, mathematics, the mathematics of resonances can explain music.
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If you're on the right, you might say, aha, see, that's the point.
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The essence of good theory that it grabs you that grips you right when you say, aha, it did hit me.
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When you have that aha moment, you'll know you've hit gold.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Show a sudden feeling like surprise or understanding
∞
1.0
A short sound people make to show surprise, relief, or pleasure
101
8.8
A short sound people make when they feel relief, pleasure, or sudden understanding
34
8.4
A sound people make when they suddenly understand or feel pleased
16
8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
3
8.4
A short sound people make when they suddenly understand something
2
9.9
A short cry showing surprise or sudden understanding
1
9.7
A short sound made when you finally understand something
1
9.5
A short sound you make when you suddenly understand something
A short shout people use when they suddenly find an answer or discover something
Compounds
How Surprised
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aha is an exclamation that comes from the little sound people make when they suddenly understand or discover something, like saying ah and ha together in a happy burst. So, when you say aha, you show you have just had a quick idea or discovery.