Ay is an exclamation expressing surprise, pain, or sorrow. It can also mean yes in some dialects. Often used in informal speech or poetic contexts to convey emotion.

See examples of ay used in a sentence. The english interjection “ay” dates back to the late middle english period and is an alternative form of the conjunction “i” (first person singular pronoun), often found in older dialects and shakespearean texts. Wordreference random house unabridged dictionary of american english © 2025 aye1 (ä«), adv. An affirmative vote or voter, esp. In british parliament, corresponding to yea in u. s.

In british parliament, corresponding to yea in u. s.