Noun: aye I
Usage: dialect
Usage: archaic
- Yes
"The ayes have it";
- yea
Usage: dialect
- Indicates an affirmative response
- ay [dialect], sure [informal], uh-huh [informal], yah [UK, informal], yea [informal], yeah [informal], yeh [informal], yep [informal], yes, yup [informal], ya [S.Africa, informal], certainly
Usage: archaic
- Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time
"He aye remembered his old friends";
- ay
Derived forms: ayes
Type of: affirmative
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