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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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   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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   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.

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   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.

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

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAFFIRMATIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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

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    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.

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    AFFIRMATIVE meaning: saying or showing that the answer is “yes” rather than “no”