Meaning

7 senses
  1. Pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming

    an affirmative answer

    affirmativ

    утверди́тельныйutverdítelʹnyj

    affirming or giving assent

  2. Pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result

  3. Positive

    an affirmative vote

    affirmativ

    положи́тельныйpoložítelʹnyj

  4. Confirmative; ratifying.

    an act affirmative of common law

  5. Dogmatic.

  6. Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.

  7. Positive; not negative

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Tom answered in the affirmative.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. What's your opinion on affirmative action?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · DJ_Saidez · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. He gave me an affirmative answer.

    ruОн дал мне утвердительный ответ.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. I believe the answer is affirmative.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. I think the answer is affirmative.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
pertaining to truth:
positive:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pertaining to truth:

Origin

From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affir

From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare (“to assert”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

more affirmative, most affirmative
Comparativemore affirmative Lesson
Superlativemost affirmative Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
affirmative — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto