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aye

  • interjection
  • /eɪ/

Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.

Other meanings

  1. A word used to acknowledge a command from a superior, usually preceded by a verbatim repeat-back.

Example sentences

  • “Those in favor may say aye.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "a ye" (oh yes).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “aye” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.