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aye 1 also ay  ()
n.
An affirmative vote or voter: The ayes outnumber the nays on this issue.
adv.
Yes; yea: voted aye on the appropriations bill.
[Perhaps from Middle English *ayye : ay, always; see aye2 + ye, yes; see yea.]
aye 2 also ay  ()
adv.
Always; ever: pledged their love for aye.
[Middle English ai, from Old Norse ei; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
aye or ay
interj
Brit, Austral & NZ yes
Noun
an affirmative vote or voter [probably from I, expressing assent]
Translations
aye [aɪ] excl (yes) → ja
n the ayes → die Jastimmen pl


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I could see that Snider was still fearful, but Taylor and Delcarte responded with a hearty, "Aye, aye, sir
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Seth looked a little conscious, and began to be slower in his preparations for going, but Mum Taft broke silence, and said, "Aye, aye, Adam lad, ye talk like a young un.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
Now truly will I be thy man henceforth and for aye.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
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