English-Thai Dictionary

yea

ADV หมายถึง  yes mai-thueng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

YEA

adv. Ya. 1. Yes; a word that expresses affirmation or assent. Will you go? Yea. It sometimes introduces a subject, with the sense of indeed, verily, truly, it is so.
Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree in the garden? Genesis 3:1.
Let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay. Matthew 5:37.
2. It sometimes enforces the sense of something preceding; not only so, but more.
Therein I do rejoice; yea, and will rejoice. Philippians 1:18.
3. In Scripture, it is used to denote certainty, consistency, harmony, and stability.
All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him are amen. 2 Corinthians 1:2 .
[In this use, the word may be considered a noun. ]
Yea is used only in the sacred and solemn style. [See Yes. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

YEA

Yea (ya or ye; 277 ), adv. Etym: [OE. ye, ya, ýe, ýa, AS. geá; akin to OFries. g, i, OS. , D., OHG. , G., Dan. & Sw. ja, Icel, ja, Goth. ja, jai, and probably to Gr. Yes. ]

 

1. Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes. Let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay. Matt. v. 37.

 

2. More than this; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition of a more specific or more emphatic clause. Cf. Nay, adv. , 2. I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. Phil. i. 18.

 

Note: Yea sometimes introduces a clause, with the sense of indeed, verily, truly. "Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden " Gen. iii. 1.

 

YEA

YEA Yea, n.

 

Defn: An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, a vote by yeas and nays.

 

Note: In the Scriptures, yea is used as a sign of certainty or stability. "All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen. " 2 Cor. i. 2 .

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

yea

yea 1 |yā jeɪ | ▶adverb archaic or formal yes: she has the right to say yea or nay. • used for emphasis, esp. to introduce a stronger or more accurate word than one just used: he was full, yea, crammed with anxieties. ▶noun archaic or formal an affirmative answer: the assembly would give the final yea or nay. • (in the US Congress ) an affirmative vote. ORIGIN Old English gēa, gē, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German ja .

 

yea

yea 2 |jeɪ yā | ▶adverb variant spelling of yay 2.

 

Oxford Dictionary

yea

yea 1 |jeɪ | archaic or formal ▶adverb yes: she has the right to say yea or nay. • used to emphasize a more appropriate word than one just used: he was full, yea, crammed with anxieties. ▶noun an affirmative answer: the British government would give the final yea or nay. • (in the US Congress ) an affirmative vote. ORIGIN Old English gēa, gē, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German ja .

 

yea

yea 2 ▶adverb variant spelling of yay 2.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

yea

yea /jeɪ /副詞 ｟古 ｠1 しかり, さよう (yes )(↔nay ) (!今は口頭で投票や採決をする時に用いる ) .2 それどころか, なおその上に ; 本当に .名詞 C 賛成 ; 賛成投票 (者 )(→nay )▸ the yeas and nays 賛否 (の投票 )