Meaning

24 senses
  1. Included, present, characterized by affirmation.

    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

  2. Formally laid down.

    positiv

    положи́тельныйpoložítelʹnyj, позити́вныйpozitívnyj

    formally laid down or imposed

  3. Stated definitively and without qualification.

  4. Fully assured in opinion.

    I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.

  5. Greater than zero.

    положи́тельныйpoložítelʹnyj

    дода́тнийdodátnyj, позити́внийpozytývnyj

    greater than zero

  6. (sometimes)Greater than or equal to zero.

  7. Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.

    позити́вныйpozitívnyj, положи́тельныйpoložítelʹnyj

    позити́внийpozytývnyj

  8. Overconfident, dogmatic.

  9. Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.

  10. Having more protons than electrons.

    A cation is a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons.

    положи́тельныйpoložítelʹnyj

    having a positive charge

  11. Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.

    ‘Better’ is an irregular comparative of the positive form ‘good’.

    Grundstufe, Positiv

  12. Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.

Examples

578 sentences
  1. I told myself to stay positive.

    Я сказав собі залишатися позитивним.

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  2. I'm positive Tom can do that.

    Я впевнений, що Том може це зробити.

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  3. I'm positive Tom won't do that.

    Я впевнений, що Том цього не робитиме.

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  4. I'm positive I can do that.

    Я певен, що можу це зробити.

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  5. I am positive that he is wrong.

    Я певен, що він неправий.

    deIch bin mir sicher, dass er falsch liegt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
not negative or neutral:
mathematics: greater than zero:
Русский
By meaning 1
not negative or neutral:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not negative or neutral:
grammar: describing the primary sense:

Origin

From Old French positif, from Latin positivus, from the past participle stem of ponere (“t

From Old French positif, from Latin positivus, from the past participle stem of ponere (“to place”). Compare posit.

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