Ole Meaning
/oʊˈleɪ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
intjAn interjection used to stir up excitement.
adjPronunciation spelling of old.
Sentence Examples
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen from Norway won the biathlon 10km sprint.
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has won 13 Olympic medals.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer said, "That ____ truck has been running for twenty years."
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The crowd shouted ____ as the matador performed a graceful pass with his red cape.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Spanish olébor. English ole Borrowed from Spanish olé.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!" / She said "That's a Spanish word." / And he said "O.K., can't tell the difference these days.""
— 1979, The Boomtown Rats, “Nothing Happened Today”, in The Fine Art of Surfacing:
"The problem started with damage to overhead line equipment (OLE - the railway's electrification system), which halted a Great Western Railway service."
— 2024 August 21, Philip Haigh, “Stranded trains: problems for passengers and operators”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 52:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer said, "That ____ truck has been running for twenty years."
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The crowd shouted ____ as the matador performed a graceful pass with his red cape.