- уж
- noun уж
уж
very common #134B1
- 1.
really, indeed, surely
Э́то уж сли́шком!
That's really too much!
Emphatic particle; often reinforces the word it follows and is common in exclamations.
- 2.
not that, not so very
Э́то не так уж тру́дно.
It's not that hard.
Chiefly in the phrase «не так уж» + adjective or adverb.
- 3.
already, by now
Он уж давно́ уе́хал.
He left long ago already.
Colloquial or literary short form of «уже».
Examples
Word familyужPRO
- ужreally; not that; already
- ужgrass snake
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