Asa

¹ American  

[ey-suh] / ˈeɪ sə /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c.

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ASA ² American  

abbreviation

1. Acoustical Society of America.

2. American Standards Association: former name of the American National Standards Institute.

3. the numerical exposure index of a photographic film under the system adopted by the American Standards Association, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.

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ASA British  

abbreviation

1. (in Britain) Amateur Swimming Association

2. (in Britain) Advertising Standards Authority

3. (in the US) American Standards Association

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Etymology

Origin of Asa

From Hebrew ʾasāʾ, of uncertain meaning

Example Sentences

Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield play two very different adolescents in Oscar Boyson’s timely, cynical and incisive feature debut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Other than Root and Bethell, the only player to make a century in an England shirt this winter was 21-year-old Asa Tribe - the Glamorgan right-hander who has also played international cricket for Jersey.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

“We don’t believe the full effect of tariffs have been felt,” said Asa Johansson, the OECD’s director for policy and research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Friends Ellinor Rosen Eriksson and Asa Nilsson found the washed-up bottle earlier this year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

He can hear the players down below, and he knows that, in a few short lines, Harry Hawk’s character Asa Trenchard will be alone, delivering his “sockdologizing old man-trap” line.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly