What does "ta" mean?
Initialism of transportation authority.
Ta
/tɑː/ adj, intj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang
adj, intj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of transportation authority.
- Grammar: ta is listed as adj, intj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: atomic number 73, cheers, many thanks, reserve.
- Useful contrasts: no thanks.
- Usage evidence: Tantalum is a chemical element of the symbol Ta.
How to use "ta"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of transportation authority. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
- 2 In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): te. uncountable
- 3 a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite wordnet
- 4 Initialism of teaching assistant. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
- 5 Initialism of travel agent. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
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- 6 Initialism of target audience. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
- 7 Initialism of traffic advisory (a type of TCAS warning). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
- 8 Initialism of transactional analysis. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of term assurance. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To act as a teaching assistant (for a class). intransitive, transitive
"The university offered me a chance to TA this semester."
Adjective
- 1 Initialism of toxin-antitoxin. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Intj
- 1 Thanks. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial
"Ta for the cup of tea."
- 2 give (imperative) Commonwealth, childish
"Mummy needs the bottle back. Ta!"
Preposition
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of to, representing the standard unstressed pronunciation before consonants. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
"hasta"
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Territorial Army. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
no thanks
Example
"Tantalum is a chemical element of the symbol Ta."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ta"?
Common synonyms include: atomic number 73, cheers, many thanks, reserve, silver, tantalum.
How do you use "ta" in a sentence?
Tantalum is a chemical element of the symbol Ta.
How do you pronounce "ta"?
Pronounced /tɑː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Uncertain, but possibly young child's pronunciation of thanks. Alternatively, derived from Danish tak, from Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz.
Etymology 2
Altered from si in the 19th century to prevent having two notes of the musical scale starting with the same letter, to become ti. vowel changed to 'a' to signify a flattened note.
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