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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024af•firm•a•tive /əˈfɜrmətɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - expressing affirmation or consent:an affirmative reply.
n. [countable] - a reply indicating affirmation:had received a clear affirmative on that idea.
- [ in the + ~] a manner or mode that indicates assent:a reply in the affirmative.
- the side, as in a debate, that defends a proposition.
interj. - (used to indicate agreement, assent, etc.):"Tower to Flight 340, do you read?''—"Affirmative.''
af•firm•a•tive•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•firm•a•tive (ə fûr′mə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - affirming or assenting;
asserting the truth, validity, or fact of something. - expressing agreement or consent;
assenting:an affirmative reply. - positive;
not negative. - Philosophy[Logic.]noting a proposition in which a property of a subject is affirmed, as "All men are happy.''
n. - something that affirms or asserts;
a positive statement or proposition;
affirmation. - a reply indicating assent, as Yes or I do.
- a manner or mode that indicates assent:a reply in the affirmative.
- the side, as in a debate, that affirms or defends a statement that the opposite side denies or attacks:to speak for the affirmative.
interj. - (used to indicate agreement, assent, etc.):"Is this the right way to Lake George?'' "Affirmative.''
- Latin
- Middle French
- Latin affirmātīvus, equivalent. to affirmāt- (see affirmation) + -īvus -ive; replacing late Middle English affirmatyff
- 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: affirmative /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ adj - confirming or asserting something as true or valid
- indicating agreement or assent
- (of a categorial proposition) affirming the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in all birds have feathers; some men are married
n - a positive assertion
- a word or phrase stating agreement or assent, such as yes (esp in the phrase answer in the affirmative)
sentence substitute - a signal codeword used to express assent or confirmation
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