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Meaning of ehm | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2 Specialized
/əm/

Definitions

um, er expressing hesitation

Examples

“[…]ehm but if you’re happy then that’s what it comes up to at the end of the day if you’re happy doing what you are. ehm (..) if you’re not then it’s up to you to change it ehm I don’t think there’s a – (.) an age thing it’s ehm a personal one.”
“01 C: ehm hiya / 02 S: hi how can I help / 03 C: ((laughing)) ehm well I’ve just been informed I can’t get on (.) my plane[…]”
“So ehm, I agreed that I would look at, ehm, ways of, ehm, of reducing the amount I was spending on my personal development,[…]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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