au

noun 10name 4adj 1

Definitions

noun

Abbreviation of atomic unit.

Abbreviation of arbitrary unit.

Abbreviation of astronomical unit.

Abbreviation of Absorbance Units.

noun

A vowel found in Indic abugidas.

adj

Initialism of almost uncirculated.

Collocations

ADJ.

astronomical, caring, defined, gold, related, still

VERB + AU

didn't, like, ordered, pour, signed, work, works, write

AU + NOUN

chocolat, contraire, cooperation, fait, germany, gratin, hungarian, inko

PREP.

among, from, from, in, with, with

ADV.

nearly

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) me

gold

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Tuntau is an enormous, low-density terrestrial planet, with a thick atmosphere of methane and helium. Despite being nearly 20 AU from Phoenix, the star's great heat and the insulating thickness of the

Wiktionary

Of the sweets that I tasted in France, the ones that I'd like to eat most are the brioche, the baba au rhum and the marrons glacés.

Tatoeba · #1244251

My lover works as an au pair in Italy.

Tatoeba · #2343111

She works as an au pair.

Tatoeba · #2467141

The Astronomical Unit (AU) is defined as the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. It is approximately 150 million km (93 million miles).

Tatoeba · #3961581

She works as an au pair in Germany.

Tatoeba · #5170100

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, au is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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