an
see also: AN, An
Pronunciation Article
AN
Noun
An
Proper noun
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see also: AN, An
Pronunciation Article
- Form of a#Article (all article senses).
- Used before a vowel sound.
- (now quite rare) Used before /h/ in an unstressed syllable.
- (nonstandard) Used before /h/ in a stressed syllable.
- (obsolete) Used before one and words with initial u, eu.
- (nonstandard, British, West Country) Used before all consonants.
- (nonstandard, British, West Country) cln goh one
- (archaic) If
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I Scene 2:
- […] An the worst fall that ever fell, I hope I shall make shift to go without him.
- 1886-88, Richard F. Burton, The Supplemental Nights to the Thousand Nights and a Night:
- Thereupon, quoth he, "O woman, for sundry days I have seen thee attend the levée sans a word said; so tell me an thou have any requirement I may grant."
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I Scene 2:
- (archaic) So long as.
- An it harm none, do what ye will.
- (archaic) As if; as though.
- 1797, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere (original version), 61-64:
- quote en
- 1797, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere (original version), 61-64:
an (plural ans)
- The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
- In each; to or for each; per.
- I was only going twenty miles an hour.
AN
Noun
an (uncountable)
- (military, US) A set of sizes for screw threads agreed upon and jointly used by the United States Army and Navy.
An
Proper noun
- Alternative form of Anu
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