an

Definition

Form of a (all article senses).

Etymology

From Middle English an, from Old English ān (“a, an”, literally “one”). More at one.

Example Sentences

• "I'll be there in half an hour."
• "'E's staying at an 'otel. (compare He's staying at a hotel.)"
• "Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines."