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   affirmative

   /əˈfəːmətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request: "an affirmative answer"
   • ▪ (of a vote) expressing approval or agreement.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting proposed legislation which must receive a parliamentary vote in its favour before it can come into force: "regulations under the Bill would be subject to the affirmative procedure"
   • ▪ 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 veeredtowards the 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

   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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   What Is an Affirmative Sentence? – Meaning and Definition. An affirmative sentence, as the name suggests, is a sentence structure that affirms a proposition, a day-to-day action, an idea, a request or a random thought. In simpler terms, it can be said that an affirmative sentence is a positive statement.

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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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   The meaning of AFFIRMATIVE is asserting that the fact is so. How to use affirmative in a sentence.

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   An affirmative word or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to a question is 'yes'.

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   Something affirmative expresses agreement or approval, like the affirmative nod your mother gives you when you ask to be excused from the dinner table. A formal way of saying "Yes" is "Affirmative!" Anything affirmative is approving of something: affirmative words support someone or something.

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   Definition of affirmative noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › affirmativeAffirmative - definition of affirmative by The Free Dictionary

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   1. affirming or asserting the truth, validity, or fact of something. 2. expressing agreement or consent; assenting: an affirmative reply. 3. positive; not negative. 4. Logic. noting a proposition in which a property of a subject is affirmed, as “All men are happy.” n. 5. something that affirms or asserts; affirmation.

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    Discover everything about the word "AFFIRMATIVE" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.

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    Affirmative definition: Asserting that something is true or correct, as with the answer “yes”.