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aye
aye 1 also ay E0307500 (ī)n. An affirmative vote or voter: The ayes outnumber the nays on this issue.adv. Yes; yea: voted aye on the appropriations bill.
[Perhaps from Middle English *ayye : ay, always; see aye2 + ye, yes; see yea.]
aye 2 also ay E0058100 (ā)adv. Archaic Always; ever: pledged their love for aye.
[Middle English ai, from Old Norse ei; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]aye (aɪ) or aysentence substitute1. yes: archaic or dialectal except in voting by voice2. (Nautical Terms) an expression of compliance, esp used by seamen3. Brit an expression of amused surprise, esp at encountering something that confirms one's suspicions, expectations, etcna. a person who votes in the affirmativeb. an affirmative vote[C16: probably from pronoun I, expressing assent]
aye (əɪ) advScot always; still[Old Norse ei ever; Old English ā; compare Latin aevum an age, Greek aion aeon, aiei ever, always]aye1 (aɪ)
adv. 1. yes. n. 2. an affirmative vote or voter. [1570–80; earlier sp. I; of uncertain orig.] aye2 (eɪ)
adv. ay1. Thesaurusaye also ay
nounAn affirmative vote or voter:yea, yes.adverbIt is so; as you say or ask:absolutely, agreed, all right, assuredly, gladly, indubitably, roger, undoubtedly, unquestionably, willingly, yea, yes.Informal: OK, uh-huh, yeah, yep.Slang: right on.Translationsjawohlsíouisitoujoursi voti favorevoli sono in maggioranzasестьaye
aye ayeAn affirmation that a request or order has been understood and will be carried out directly. Originates from the Royal and US Navy, where it is an official reply to a command issued by a superior officer. A: "Can you be sure to pick up some eggs when you go to the supermarket?" B: "Aye aye!"See also: ayeaye aye, sirAn affirmation that a request or order has been understood and will be carried out directly. Originates from the Royal and U.S. Navy, where it is an official reply to a command issued by a superior officer. A: "Will you grab a drink for me when you're heading to the bar?" B: "Aye aye, sir!"See also: aye, sirthe ayes have itThe majority has voted in favor (of something). Few were sure whether this controversial tax bill would be passed, but it looks like the ayes have it.See also: aye, havethe ayes have it the affirmative votes are in the majority. Aye is an archaic or dialect word meaning ‘yes’, now used in standard speech only when voting. Compare with the noes have it (at no). 2000 Guardian The arguments will continue. But we think the ‘ayes’ have it. See also: aye, haveAYE
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aye
Synonyms for ayenoun an affirmative vote or voterSynonymsadv it is so; as you say or askSynonyms- absolutely
- agreed
- all right
- assuredly
- gladly
- indubitably
- roger
- undoubtedly
- unquestionably
- willingly
- yea
- yes
- OK
- uh-huh
- yeah
- yep
- right on
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