aha

¹

[ ah-hah, uh-hah ]

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)

AHA

²

1. American Heart Association.

A.H.A.

³

abbreviation for

1. American Historical Association.
2. American Hospital Association.

aha

/ ɑːˈhɑː /

interjection

1. an exclamation expressing triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker

Example Sentences

I am interested in how you make the connections you do—are they things you actively look for, or do you watch all these films and have “aha” moments?

From Salon

There’s been this collective aha moment in the country where people who are 65 are saying I’m going to live until I’m 90.

From New York Times

“There’s never this ‘aha’ moment, when we’re going through wreckage or we’re going through records and we say, ‘Ah, I found the single reason this plane crashed.’

From New York Times

“And that distinction between inner and lower, versus outer and upper, is just so important, and the first big ‘aha’ for many people.”

From Seattle Times

“It’s a sense of belonging to something bigger — and that is, I think, a really powerful ‘aha!’ moment for a lot of people,” Dr. Schreiber-Pan said.

From New York Times

Related Words

• apprehension
• awareness