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- Dictionaryaffirmative/əˈfəːmətɪv/
adjective
- 1. agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request: "an affirmative answer"
- 2. supportive, hopeful, or encouraging: "the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come"
noun
- 1. a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request: "he accepted her reply as an affirmative"
- 2. a word used in making assertions or to express consent.
exclamation
- 1. expressing agreement with or consent to a statement or request; yes. North American
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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.
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.
Anything affirmative is approving of something: affirmative words support someone or something. Being affirmative is the opposite of being negative or contradicting. A pat on the back is affirmative so is a signature you need to complete a form.
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.
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. mainly US "Were you in New York on March 3 ?" "Affirmative." (= "Yes.") Opposite.
1. confirming or asserting something as true or valid: an affirmative statement. 2. indicating agreement or assent: an affirmative answer. 3. (Logic) 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.
Affirmative definition: Asserting that something is true or correct, as with the answer “yes”.
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.
affirmative meaning, definition, what is affirmative: an affirmative answer or action means ‘y...: Learn more.
Definition of affirmative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.