affirmative

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

affirmative UK [əˈfɜː.mə.tɪv] US [-ˈfɝː.mə.t ̬ɪv] adjective
relating to a statement that shows agreement or says 'yes'
• an affirmative answer/response
Opposite negative
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Grammatical terms
Derived: affirmatively
 
noun countable or uncountable
a word or statement that shows agreement or says 'yes'
• She asked the question expecting an affirmative.
• He replied in the affirmative (= He said yes).
• mainly US "Were you in New York on March 3rd?" "Affirmative (= Yes)."
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Answering and responding

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  approving, approbative, approbatory, plausive, optimistic, affirmatory