Affirmative vs. Yes — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Affirmative and Yes
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Affirmative
Agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request
An affirmative answer
Yes
Used to give an affirmative response
‘Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’
Affirmative
Offering emotional support
The family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come
Yes
Used as a response to someone addressing one or trying to attract one's attention
‘Oh, Mr Lawrence.’ ‘Yes?’
Affirmative
A statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request
He accepted her reply as an affirmative
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Yes
Used to question a remark
‘It should be easy to check.’ ‘Oh yes? How?’
Affirmative
Expressing agreement with or consent to a statement or request; yes.
Yes
Encouraging someone to continue speaking
‘When you bought those photographs …’ ‘Yes?’
Affirmative
Asserting that something is true or correct, as with the answer "yes"
An affirmative reply.
Yes
Expressing great pleasure or excitement
Plenty to eat, including hot hamburger sandwiches (yes!)
Affirmative
Giving assent or approval; confirming
An affirmative vote.
Yes
Expressing irritation or impatience
‘Is the pain still there?’ ‘Yes, yes, damn you, the pain is always there’
Affirmative
Positive; optimistic
An affirmative outlook.
Yes
An affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting
Answering with assured and ardent yeses
Affirmative
(Logic) Of, relating to, or being a proposition in which the predicate affirms something about the subject, such as the statement apples have seeds.
Yes
It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent.
Affirmative
A word or statement of agreement or assent, such as the word yes.
Yes
An affirmative or consenting reply.
Affirmative
The side in a debate that upholds the proposition
Her team will speak for the affirmative.
Yes
An affirmative vote or voter.
Affirmative
(Informal) Used in place of the response "yes" to express confirmation or consent.
Yes
To give an affirmative reply to.
Affirmative
Pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
An affirmative answer
Yes
Used to express great satisfaction, approval, or happiness.
Affirmative
Pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
Yes
(interrogative) Used to ask for more information with a request.
I need some help.
Yes?
Yes?
Affirmative
Positive
An affirmative vote
Yes
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Was that a yes?
Affirmative
Confirmative; ratifying.
An act affirmative of common law
Yes
A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
Affirmative
Dogmatic
Yes
To agree with, affirm, approve.
Did he yes the veto?
Affirmative
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Yes
(slang) to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
Affirmative
(algebra) positive; not negative
Yes
Ay; yea; - a word which expresses affirmation or consent; - opposed to no.
Affirmative
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
That's an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.
10-4 good buddy. That's an affirmative - the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway.
Yes
An affirmative;
I was hoping for a yes
Affirmative
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Affirmative
(obsolete) An assertion.
Affirmative
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
Affirmative
Yes; true; correct.
Affirmative
Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
Affirmative
That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; - opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.
Affirmative
Positive; dogmatic.
Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito.
Affirmative
Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Affirmative
Positive; - a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
Affirmative
That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; - opposed to negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative.
Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the affirmative.
Affirmative
A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.
Affirmative
A reply of affirmation;
He answered in the affirmative
Affirmative
Affirming or giving assent;
An affirmative decision
Affirmative votes
An affirmative nod
An affirmatory gesture
Affirmative
Expecting the best;
An affirmative outlook
Affirmative
Supporting a policy or attitude etc;
An affirmative argument
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