"affirmative" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈfɝmətɪv/ [US] Audio: en-us-affirmative.ogg [US] Forms: more affirmative [comparative], most affirmative [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare (“to assert”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰer-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|affirmative}} Middle English affirmative, {{m|enm|affirmatyve}} affirmatyve, {{der|en|fro|affirmatif}} Old French affirmatif, {{der|en|la|affirmativus}} Latin affirmativus, {{m|la|affirmare|t=to assert}} affirmare (“to assert”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} affirmative (comparative more affirmative, superlative most affirmative)
  1. pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming Translations (pertaining to truth): κατωμοτικός (katōmotikós) (Ancient Greek), утвърдителен (utvǎrditelen) (Bulgarian), afirmatiu (Catalan), myöntävä (Finnish), affirmatif (French), affirmativ (German), afirmativo (Portuguese), positivo (Portuguese), утверди́тельный (utverdítelʹnyj) (Russian), afirmativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-adj-E7UOntKY Disambiguation of 'pertaining to truth': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-adj-15vrGoef
  3. positive Translations (positive): θετικός (thetikós) (Ancient Greek), положителен (položitelen) (Bulgarian), puoltava (Finnish), affirmatif (French), affirmativ (German), dearfach (Irish), afirmacyjny (Polish), afirmatywny (Polish), положи́тельный (položítelʹnyj) (Russian), positivo (Spanish), cadarnhaol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-adj-r6bpqzrG Disambiguation of 'positive': 0 1 62 0 0 0 37
  4. Confirmative; ratifying.
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-adj-evKjvbC3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 20 1 53 4 11 10
  5. Dogmatic.
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-adj-mq-NQp~s
  6. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-adj-I7XZWatc Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  7. (algebra) positive; not negative Categories (topical): Algebra
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-adj-1UVjNer2 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: affirmative action, affirmative defense, affirmatively, affirmative pregnant, affirmative resolution, affirmative waste, apefirmative action, trans-affirmative

Interjection

IPA: /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈfɝmətɪv/ [US] Audio: en-us-affirmative.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare (“to assert”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰer-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|affirmative}} Middle English affirmative, {{m|enm|affirmatyve}} affirmatyve, {{der|en|fro|affirmatif}} Old French affirmatif, {{der|en|la|affirmativus}} Latin affirmativus, {{m|la|affirmare|t=to assert}} affirmare (“to assert”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} affirmative
  1. Yes.
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-intj-X5oreVYV
  2. (military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Military Translations ((military) yes; true; correct): так то́чно (tak tóčno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-intj-WjytwbzX Topics: broadcasting, government, media, military, politics, radio, radio-communications, war Disambiguation of '(military) yes; true; correct': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: affirmative sentence

Noun

IPA: /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈfɝmətɪv/ [US] Audio: en-us-affirmative.ogg [US] Forms: affirmatives [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare (“to assert”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰer-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|affirmative}} Middle English affirmative, {{m|enm|affirmatyve}} affirmatyve, {{der|en|fro|affirmatif}} Old French affirmatif, {{der|en|la|affirmativus}} Latin affirmativus, {{m|la|affirmare|t=to assert}} affirmare (“to assert”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} affirmative (plural affirmatives)
  1. Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-noun-VJt0nD61
  2. (grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (answer that shows agreement or acceptance): afirmativa [feminine] (Catalan), bevestigende zin [masculine] (Dutch), myöntölause (Finnish), bekreftes (Norwegian), tiltredes [archaic] (Norwegian), afirmativa [feminine] (Portuguese), утверди́тельный (utverdítelʹnyj) (Russian), afirmativa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-noun-dyc4G1S~ Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'answer that shows agreement or acceptance': 42 57 1
  3. (obsolete) An assertion. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-affirmative-en-noun-33R0-Sd5

Inflected forms

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      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "Yes",
          "yes"
        ],
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ],
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "especially"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "government",
        "media",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "radio",
        "radio-communications",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈfɜːmətɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈfɝmətɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-affirmative.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7e/En-us-affirmative.ogg/En-us-affirmative.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/En-us-affirmative.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tak tóčno",
      "sense": "(military) yes; true; correct",
      "word": "так то́чно"
    }
  ],
  "word": "affirmative"
}

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