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   Af·firm·a·tive

   /əˈfərmədiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request: "an affirmative answer"
   • ▪ (of a vote) expressing approval or agreement.
   • ▪ active and explicit or unequivocal: North American "they have an affirmative duty to stop crime in their buildings"
   • 2. supportive, hopeful, or encouraging: "the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come"
   • 3. stating that a fact is so; making an assertion: "affirmative sentences"

   noun

   • 1. a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request: "he accepted her reply as an affirmative"
   • ▪ a position of agreement or confirmation: "his answer veeredtoward the affirmative"
   • 2. a word or particle used in making assertions.

   exclamation

   • 1. expressing agreement with a statement or request; yes. North American

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’ (see affirm).

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   1. : asserting that the fact is so. gave an affirmative answer. affirmative proof. 2. : positive. an affirmative approach. 3. : favoring or supporting a proposition or motion. an affirmative vote. was on the affirmative side in the debate. 4. logic : asserting a predicate of a subject. affirmatively adverb. responded affirmatively. affirmative.

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   noun. 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. interjection.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › affirmativeAFFIRMATIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun [ C or U ] us / əˈfɝː.mə.t̬ɪv / uk / əˈfɜː.mə.tɪv /. a word or statement that shows agreement or says "yes": in the affirmative He replied in the affirmative (= he said "yes"). She asked the question expecting an affirmative.

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   AFFIRMATIVE definition: 1. relating to a statement that shows agreement or says "yes": 2. a word or statement that shows…. Learn more.

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   encouraging or approving or pleasing. positive. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. see more. adjective. expressing or manifesting praise or approval. “an affirmative nod”. synonyms: approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive. favorable, favourable.

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   4 days ago · 1. confirming or asserting something as true or valid. an affirmative statement. 2. indicating agreement or assent. an affirmative answer. 3. logic. a. (of a categorial proposition) affirming the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in all birds have feathers; some men are married.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › affirmativeaffirmative | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Definition of affirmative – Learner’s Dictionary. affirmative. adjective. formaluk/əˈfɜːmətɪv/us. In language, an affirmative word or phrase expresses the meaning 'yes': an affirmative answer. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.