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aye

See also: Aye, a'ye, and AYE

aye - English

Adverb

aye (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) ever, always

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see aye.

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Pronunciation

Interjection

aye

  1. yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
  2. (nautical) a word used to acknowledge a command from a superior, usually preceded by a verbatim repeat-back.

Usage notes

  • It is much used in Scotland, the north and Midlands of England, Northern Ireland, North Wales, as well as in New Zealand (where it may follow rather than precede a statement). Also notably seen in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc., or in nautical contexts.

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Translations

Noun

aye (plural ayes)

  1. An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
    • "To call for the ayes and nays;" "The ayes have it."

Synonyms

Translations

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /aɪ/, /æɪ/
  • (New Zealand) IPA: [æɪ]

Interjection

aye

  1. (MLE, MTE, regional African-American Vernacular) an attention grabber
    • Synonyms: hey, oi, I say
    • Aye, come here!
    • Aye, what do you have?
  2. (New Zealand) Alternative spelling of ay (question tag)

Anagrams

aye - Baba Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /basi/

Noun

aye

  1. water

aye - Indonesian

Pronoun

aye

  1. (Jakarta, slang) First-person singular pronoun: I, me, my

Synonyms

Other pronouns with the same meaning used in Jakarta:

Other pronouns with the same meaning used elsewhere:

aye - Middle English

Noun

aye (plural ayer or ayren)

  1. Alternative form of ey (“egg”)

aye - Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /aɪ/

Adverb

aye (not comparable)

  1. always, still
    • A'll aye be wi ye an A'm nae carin whit thay sae.
      • I'll always be with you and I don't care what they say.
    • It'll aye be the same wi thaim thou.
      • It'll still be the same with them though.

Interjection

aye

  1. yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question

aye - Spanish

Noun

aye m (plural ayes)

  1. whine; whining; whinging

aye - Yola

Adverb

aye

  1. ever

aye - Yoruba

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ā.jé/

Noun

ayé

  1. world
  2. life

Derived terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /à.jè/

Noun

àyè

  1. chance, opportunity

Derived terms

  • ráyè (“to get the opportunity”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ā.jè/

Noun

ayè

  1. (Ekiti) understanding, idea, knowledge
Meaning and Definition of aye
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