AYE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of aye in English ayeadverb uk /aɪ/ us /aɪ/ Add to word list Add to word list old use or Northern English or Scottish English another word for "yes": "Would you prefer not to work?" "Oh aye, I'd stop tomorrow if I could." All those who support this proposal say "Aye".  aye aye! often humorous a way of saying that you accept and will follow an instruction, often thought to be typical of the language used by sailors, and sometimes said in a funny voice as a joke: "Aye aye, sir!" he said, saluting crisply. "Aye aye captain, whatever you say!" he told his wife. "You need rest, so put your feet up when you get home, Mrs MacKenzie!" "Aye aye, Doctor!" UK informal used to draw attention to something, often showing surprise, interest, or humour: Aye aye, what's this? You're up to something, I can tell! We found a bar handing out free cocktails (aye aye!). Yes, no & not

• a sure thing idiom
• affirmation
• affirmatively
• ain't
• betcha
• bit
• course
• didn't
• does a bear/do bears shit in the woods? idiom
• far
• hardly
• opposed
• self-negating
• slight
• sure
• wasn't
• weren't
• wouldn't be seen dead idiom
• yes
• you bet idiom

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Words & phrases expressing agreement & acceptance Remarks & remarking

aye adverb (EVER)

old use or Scottish English a word meaning "ever" or "always": We would gladly preserve his memory for aye. I have aye wanted to see Edinburgh.

• Things have aye been so.
• Tell the lassie I'm sorry for aye shouting at her.

Always & never

• again
• all along idiom
• all-time
• along
• always
• ever
• fail
• hell
• in all my (born) days idiom
• in/through all the years idiom
• invariably
• kingdom
• month
• on demand idiom
• perpetual
• perpetually
• till/until kingdom come idiom
• till/until the cows come home idiom
• whenever
• world

See more results » ayenoun [ C ] uk /aɪ/ us /aɪ/ in a parliament, a vote to support a suggestion, idea, law, etc., or a person who votes "yes": Points of order are divided into ayes and noes. The ayes are 57; the nays are 44. Compare yea no noun nay  the ayes have it a phrase used in a parliament or meeting to announce that there are more votes to support a suggestion, law, etc. than votes against it, so the "yes" votes have won: All those in favour, say aye. The ayes have it. The bill is passed. Elections

• absentee
• absentee ballot
• absentee vote
• absentee voter
• absentee voting
• enfranchisement
• entrance poll
• exit poll
• exit polling
• first past the post
• presidential debate
• presidential primary
• presiding officer
• primary
• proportional representation
• vote buying
• vote of no confidence
• vote something down phrasal verb
• vote something through phrasal verb
• vote-getter

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Voters & candidates in elections (Definition of aye from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

aye | American Dictionary

ayenoun [ C ] us /ɑɪ/ Add to word list Add to word list (used esp. in voting) yes, or a vote that means yes and supports a suggestion or plan of action: The ayes have it, 20 to 12, and the motion is carried. (Definition of aye from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of aye

aye To sleep, perchance to learn - aye, there's the rub! From the Cambridge English Corpus Although the arguments have remained the same, the balance has swung in favour of the ayes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The point is whether one counts the shopkeepers who are too apathetic to vote as among the ayes or the noes on such an issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When they voted on that recommendation, there were six ayes and six noes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were no ayes, but there were noes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he not recognise the responsibility of getting definite information, aye or no, whether these allegations are true or are false? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As many as are of that opinion, say aye. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the ayes did have it this time, because otherwise we would be in some difficulty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think there has been any quarrel between the leading exponents of cither view, the ayes and the noes, in this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems impossible to keep the "ayes"and the"noes" in watertight compartments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Who has been supplying marauding bundits and partisan leaders with arms, munitions, tanks, aeroplanes—aye, and even men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rule refers to the voice, when giving tongue to aye or no—not an actual speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must be prepared—aye and anxious—to defend, advocate and implement that democratic principle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to consider "aye"or"no," if there is a serious danger ahead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that simply because that keeps party politics out of the vote; it keeps the vote in the referendum clear; the people vote "aye"or"no". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of aye?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 是，是的（yes 的另一種說法）, 贊成票, 投贊成票者… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 是，是的（yes 的另一种说法）, 赞成票, 投赞成票者… See more in Spanish sí, siempre, Sí… See more in Portuguese sim, sempre… See more in Turkish in French in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian daha çok İskoçya ve İngiltere'nin kuzeyinde kullanılan 'evet' anlamında sözcük, eski dilde evet… See more oui… See more ja… See more ano, ba… See more ja… See more ya… See more ใช่… See more nhất trí… See more tak… See more ja… See more ya… See more ja… See more jepp… See more ствердний вигук… See more Need a translator?

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