a — meaning in English
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English meaning
- A character The first letter of the English alphabet.
- an article The form of "a" used before a word that starts with a vowel sound.
- at preposition Indicating a specific location or place.
- in prep Contained by, inside, or within the limits of something — spatially, in time, or in a more abstract sense.
- to particle Used before a verb to form the infinitive.
Senses
a is used for these senses in English:
- an Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)
- ane Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).
- a The name of the Latin script letter A / a.
- a The name of the Cyrillic script letter А / а.
- in Into.
- to Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.
- to (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
A — full definition
- character The first letter of the English alphabet.
- article Used before a singular noun to mean "one" or "some", without pointing to a specific example.
- prep Per, each — used in expressions of rate or frequency.