English first alphabet Aa-A1-A2

A noun BrE /eɪ/ NAmE /eɪ/ (also a)(pl. As, A's, a's /BrE eɪz NAmE eɪz/ ) 1 [C, U]the first letter of the English alphabet ‘Apple’ begins with (an) A/‘A’. 2 A [C, U] (music) the 6th note in the scale of C major 3 [C, U] the highest mark/grade that a student can get for a piece of work or course of study She got (an) A in/for Biology. He had straight A's (= nothing but A's) all through high school. 4 A [U] used to represent the first of two or more possibilities Shall we go for plan A or plan B? 5 A [U] used to represent a person, for example in an imagined situation or to hide their identity Assume A knows B is guilty. see also A-frame, A level, A-road8  a indefinite article BrE /ə/ NAmE /ə/ strong form BrE /eɪ/ strong form NAmE /eɪ/ strong form BrE strong form NAmE (also an)