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alas

1

[uh-las, uh-lahs]

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil.)



Alas.

2

abbreviation

  1. Alaska.

alas

1

/ əˈæ /

  1. unfortunately; regrettably

    there were, alas, none left

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an exclamation of grief, compassion, or alarm

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Alas.

2

abbreviation

  1. Alaska

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of alas1

1225–75; Middle English < Old French ( h ) a las!, equivalent to ( h ) a ah + las wretched < Latin lassus weary; alack
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of alas1

C13: from Old French ha las! oh wretched!; las from Latin lassus weary
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The bullet also, alas, hits Mel, who reveals her advanced pregnancy and, as she bleeds out, begs Ellie to cut the baby out.

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Generally, it's challenging to get that with salmon without intensely high heat and lots of oil — but alas, the air fryer does all that and then some in 15 minutes or less.

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But, alas, rock bottom never really came for Joe until it was too late.

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I swooped in with corrective maneuvers, but alas.

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Now, there’s something admittedly, well, contradictory about making a hard-“boiled” egg in an air fryer—but alas, it works.

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