"yeah" meaning in English

See yeah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /jɛ/ Audio: en-us-yeah.ogg [US], en-us-yeah-interjection.ogg [US] Forms: yeah [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. yes
    Sense id: simple-yeah-en-adv-inmIkP6T Categories (other): Colloquial
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs

Interjection

IPA: /jɛ/ Audio: en-us-yeah.ogg [US], en-us-yeah-interjection.ogg [US] Forms: yeah
Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Used to show excitement or joy.
    Sense id: simple-yeah-en-intj-JC8bpCCU
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      "tags": [
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          "text": "Yeah, sure, I'll go with you to the store."
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      "tags": [
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    }
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  "pos": "intj",
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        {
          "text": "I won! Yeah!"
        }
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  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Superlative–"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adverb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "text": "Yeah, sure, I'll go with you to the store."
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  "pos": "intj",
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          "text": "I won! Yeah!"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yeah"
}

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