affirmative
IPA: ʌfˈɝmʌtɪv
noun
- Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- (grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- (obsolete) An assertion.
adjective
- pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
- pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
- positive
- Confirmative; ratifying.
- Dogmatic.
- (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
- (algebra) positive; not negative
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Examples of "affirmative" in Sentences
- They replied in the affirmative.
- The vote was unanimous in the affirmative.
- The claim is made in the positive affirmative.
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