owmeaning

interjection·B2·2 letters

a cry of sudden pain

Example sentence

Ow, that really hurt my finger.

What "ow" looks like in a lesson

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Give me a sentence with "ow".

Ow, that really hurt my finger.

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Other B2 words

• abandonedleft alone or deserted
• abnormallyin an unusual or irregular way
• abolishto officially end a law or practice
• aboriginalrelating to the earliest known inhabitants
• abruptlysuddenly and without warning
• absenteea person who is absent from a place
• absurdwildly unreasonable or ridiculous
• abusecruel treatment or wrong use of something
• accessibilitythe quality of being easy to reach or use
• accommodationa place where someone lives or stays
• accordinglyin a way that fits the situation
• accumulateto gather or increase gradually over time

Levels come from the CEFR-J Vocabulary Profile v1.5 by Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the Octanove Vocabulary Profile C1/C2 by Octanove Labs, CC BY-SA 4.0 Meanings and example sentences are written by VocaFlare.