affirmativeadjective
uk/əˈfɜː.mə.tɪv/us/əˈfɝː.mə.t̬ɪv/relating to a statement that shows agreement or says "yes":
an affirmative answer/response
Opposite
negative
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- ablative
- apposition
- attributive
- collocate
- comparative
- declension
- decline
- dependent clause
- double negative
- grammar
- grammarian
- grammatical
- independent clause
- indirect object
- inflect
- interrogative
- modifier
- plurality
- reflexive
- superlative
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affirmatively
adverb uk/əˈfɜː.mə.tɪv.li/us/əˈfɝː.mə.t̬ɪv.li/
She answered affirmatively.
affirmativenoun [ C or U ]
uk/əˈfɜː.mə.tɪv/us/əˈfɝː.mə.t̬ɪv/a word or statement that shows agreement or says "yes":
She asked the question expecting an affirmative.
He replied in the affirmative (= he said "yes").
mainly US "Were you in New York on 3 March?" "Affirmative." (= "Yes.")
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Answering & responding
- acknowledgment
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- answer back
- back
- counter
- counterattack
- counterblast
- fifth
- get
- get back to sb
- give
- I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment) idiom
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- reply
- respond
- respondent
- response
- thank you
- unanswered
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