Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - aye
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Aye
aye
I. adverb also ay Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse ei; akin to Old English a always, Latin aevum age, lifetime, Greek aion age Date: 13th century always, continually, ever love that will ~ endure — W. S. Gilbert II. adverb also ay Etymology: perhaps from Middle English ye, yie — more at yea Date: 1576 yes ~, ~, sir III. noun also ay (plural ~s) Date: 1589 an affirmative vote or voter the ~s have it
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1. adv. & n. (also ay) --adv. 1 archaic or dial. yes. 2 (in voting) I assent. 3 (as aye aye) Naut. a response accepting an order. --n. an affirmative answer or assent, esp. in voting. Phrases and idioms the ayes have it the affirmative votes are in the majority. Etymology: 16th c.: prob. f. first pers. personal pron. expressing assent 2. adv. archaic ever, always. Phrases and idioms for aye for ever. Etymology: ME f. ON ei, ey f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. положительный ответ 2. голос "за" при голосовании the ayes —- те, кто голосовал "за" the ayes have it —- большинство "за" 3. мор. есть! aye, sir! —- есть, сэр! (ответ офицеру) 4. мор. я! (на перекличке) 5. уст. всегда, постоянно for ever and aye —- навсегда, вечно love will aye endure —- любовь никогда не умирает ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun 1) положительный ответ 2) голос "за" при голосовании 2. interj. naut. 1) есть! 2) я! (на перекличке) II adv. poet. всегда, постоянно ...Англо-русский словарь
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also ay (ayes) 1. Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English. ‘Do you remember your first day at school?’—‘Oh aye. Yeah.’ CONVENTION 2. If you vote aye, you vote in favour of something. ADV 3. The ayes are the people who vote in favour of something. ? noes N-PLURAL: the N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 adv 1 used to say yes when voting (the ayes have it (=used to say that most people in a meeting have voted in favour of something)) (- opposite nay2) 2 dialect a word meaning yes, used especially in Scotland ~2 adv ScotE old use or poetic always ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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law abbr. Argue Your End gen. bus. abbr. Amplify Your Effectiveness NYSE symbols Allegheny Energy, Inc. ...English abbreviation dictionary
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