'at

A form of that — Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.

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Meanings

pronoun

alternative Northern England at

  1. colloquialreducedReduced form of that.

    ’At a boy!

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    What’s ’at? (meaning What is that?)

    I've never seen anything like ’at.

Origin

Alteration (apheresis) of that, attested since Middle English at, atte (“that”, relative pronoun). Compare Old Norse at (“that”, relative pronoun).

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APA

'at. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'at

MLA

“'at.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'at. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'at,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'at.

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