aye
To respond with an "aye"To respond with an "aye".
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Meaning
1 sensesTo respond with an "aye".
Origin
"Appears suddenly about 1575, and is exceedingly common about 1600." Probably from use of"Appears suddenly about 1575, and is exceedingly common about 1600." Probably from use of aye (“ever, always”) as expression of agreement or affirmation, or from Middle English a ye (“oh yes”), or synthesis of both. Compare Faroese ája (“certainly, ah yes”). More at oh, yea. Online Etymology Dictionary also with these posits a possible descent from I (as if clipped from e.g. "I assent").
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Forms
ayes, ayeing, ayed, ayedTenses
aye · ayed · will aye · have ayedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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