yea (redirected from yeas)

yea  (y)

adv.

1. Yes; aye.

2. Indeed; truly: They have spoken, yea, shouted their reply.

n.

1. An affirmative statement or vote.

2. One who votes affirmatively.

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[Middle English, from Old English ga; see i- in Indo-European roots.]

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yea [jeɪ]

sentence substitute

a less common word for aye (yes)

adv

(sentence modifier) Archaic or literary indeed; truly yea, though my enemies spurn me, I shall prevail

[Old English gēa; related to Old Frisian jē, Old Saxon, Old Norse, Old High German jā, Gothic jai]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yea - an affirmative; "The yeas have it" affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative" nay - a negative; "the nays have it"
Adv.	1.	yea - not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice" yeah

Translations

yea [jeɪ] (archaic)

A. ADV (= yes) → sí; (= indeed) → sin duda, ciertamente; (= moreover) → además

B. N (= yes) → sí
the yeas and the nays → los votos a favor y los votos en contra
let your yea be yea and your nay be nay → sé consecuente con lo que dices

yea

adv (obs)

(= yes) → ja; yea or nay → ja oder nein

(= indeed) → fürwahr (old)

n the yeas and the nays → die Jastimmen und die Neinstimmen

yea [jeɪ] (old)

1. adv (yes) → sì

2. n to count the yeas and the nays (votes) → contare i sì e i no

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yea [jeɪ] (old)

1. adv (yes) → sì

2. n to count the yeas and the nays (votes) → contare i sì e i no