affirmative
так точно
YesYes.
UK/əˈfɜːmətɪv/US/əˈfɝməɾɪv/
» Tom answered in the affirmative.
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2 sensesYes.
(especially)Yes; true; correct.
так то́чноtak tóčno
Examples
17 sentencesTom answered in the affirmative.
What's your opinion on affirmative action?
He gave me an affirmative answer.
ruОн дал мне утвердительный ответ. — marafon
I believe the answer is affirmative.
I think the answer is affirmative.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
(military) yes; true; correct:
Origin
From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirFrom Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare (“to assert”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedaffirmative sentence
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.