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Lo vs Ah - What's the difference?

lo | ah |

As interjections the difference between lo and ah

is that lo is look, see, behold in an imperative sense while ah is an expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, et cetera according to uttered inflection.

As a contraction lo

is hello ('lo; see hallo.

As an adjective lo

is informal spelling of lang=en.

As an initialism LO

is local Oscillator.

As a noun ah is

an instance of the interjection ''ah.

As a pronoun ah is

eye dialect of I#Pronoun|I|lang=en, most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (particularly Southern) accent.

lo

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lo, loo, from (etyl) . See also (l).

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (archaic) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

    • Contraction

    (head)
  • (colloquial) hello ('lo; see hallo)
    • Related terms
    * lo and behold

    Etymology 2

    Variant of low.

    Adjective

    (-)
    • Can you turn the fan down to lo ?
    Derived terms
    * lo-cal * lo-tech
    Related terms
    * hi * mid

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    ah

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, et cetera according to uttered inflection.
    • Ah , I see.
    Ah!
  • A word used for drama or emphasis.
    • Ah , the flowers of spring.
  • A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
    • ah, ah, ah .

    Related terms

    * oh * uh * ha * aha * aah

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of the interjection ''.
    • the crowd's oohs and ahs at the fireworks

    Pronoun

    • References

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English eye dialect English two-letter words ----