English-Thai Dictionary

affirmative

ADJ ซึ่ง ยืนยัน ว่า จริง  sueng-yuen-yan-wa-jing

 

affirmative

ADJ ซึ่ง แสดงถึง การยินยอม  ซึ่ง เห็นพ้อง  agreeing affirming negative sueng-sa-daeng-thueng-kan-yin-yom

 

affirmative

N ข้อความ ที่ แสดง การยินยอม  ข้อความ ที่ แสดง การ เห็นพ้อง  ko-kwam-ti-sa-daeng-kan-yin-yom

 

affirmative

N คำ ตอบรับ  คำยืนยัน  kham-top-rab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AFFIRMATIVE

a. 1. That affirms, or asserts; declaratory of what exists; opposed to negative; as, an affirmative proposition.
2. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
3. In algebra, positive; a term applied to numbers which have the sign + plus, denoting addition, and opposed to negative, or such as have the sign - minus, denoting subtraction.
4. Positive; dogmatic. Obs.

 

AFFIRMATIVE

n.That side of a question which affirms or maintains; opposed to negative; as, there were seventy votes in the affirmative, and thirty-five in the negative.

 

AFFIRMATIVELY

adv. In an affirmative manner; positively; on the affirmative side of a question; opposed to negatively.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AFFIRMATIVE

Af *firm "a *tive, a. Etym: [L. affirmativus: cf. F. affirmatif. ]

 

1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.

 

2. 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.

 

3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs. ] J. Taylor. Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito. Berkeley.

 

4. (logic )

 

Defn: Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.

 

5. (Alg. )

 

Defn: Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.

 

AFFIRMATIVE

AFFIRMATIVE Af *firm "a *tive, n.

 

1. 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 Ant: 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. Dryden.

 

2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.

 

AFFIRMATIVELY

AFFIRMATIVELY Af *firm "a *tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

affirmative

af firm a tive |əˈfərmətiv əˈfərmədɪv | ▶adjective agreeing with a statement or to a request: an affirmative answer. • (of a vote ) expressing approval or agreement. • supportive, hopeful, or encouraging: the music's natural buoyancy and affirmative character. • active or obligatory: they have an affirmative duty to stop crime in their buildings | using affirmative measures to influence human rights policies. • Grammar & Logic stating that a fact is so; making an assertion. Contrasted with interrogative and negative. ▶noun a statement of agreement with an assertion or request: he accepted her reply as an affirmative. • (the affirmative ) a position of agreement or confirmation: his answer veered toward the affirmative. • Grammar a word or particle used in making assertions. • Logic a statement asserting that something is true of the subject of a proposition. ▶exclam. expressing agreement with a statement or request; yes. PHRASES in the affirmative so as to accept or agree to a statement or request: he answered the question in the affirmative. DERIVATIVES af firm a tive ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive ’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert ’ (see affirm ).

 

affirmative action

af firm a tive ac tion |əˈfərmədɪv ˈækʃən | ▶noun an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, esp. in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination.

 

Oxford Dictionary

affirmative

af ¦firma |tive |əˈfəːmətɪv | ▶adjective 1 agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request: an affirmative answer. • Grammar & Logic stating that a fact is so; making an assertion: affirmative sentences. Contrasted with negative and interrogative. • (of a vote ) expressing approval or agreement. • relating to or denoting proposed legislation which must receive a parliamentary vote in its favour before it can come into force. 2 offering emotional support: the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come. ▶noun a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request: he accepted her reply as an affirmative. • Grammar a word used in making assertions or to express consent. • Logic a statement asserting that something is true of the subject of a proposition. • (the affirmative ) a position of agreement or confirmation: his answer veered towards the affirmative. ▶exclamation chiefly N. Amer. expressing agreement with or consent to a statement or request; yes. PHRASES in the affirmative so as to accept or agree to a statement or request: he answered the question in the affirmative. DERIVATIVES affirmatively adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive ’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert ’ (see affirm ).

 

affirmative action

af ¦firma |tive ac ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. action favouring those who tend to suffer from discrimination; positive discrimination.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

affirmative

affirmative adjective an affirmative answer: positive, assenting, consenting, corroborative, favorable. ANTONYMS negative. ▶noun she took his grunt as an affirmative: agreement, acceptance, assent, acquiescence, concurrence; OK, yes, thumbs-up. ANTONYMS disagreement.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

affirmative

affirmative adjective an affirmative answer: positive, assenting, consenting, agreeing, concurring, corroborative, favourable, approving, encouraging, supportive, in the affirmative. ANTONYMS dissenting, negative. ▶noun Penelope took his grunt as an affirmative: agreement, acceptance, approval, confirmation, assent, ratification, acquiescence, concurrence; OK, yes. ANTONYMS disagreement.

 

Duden Dictionary

Affirmative

Af fir ma ti ve Substantiv, feminin selten , die |Affirmat i ve |die Affirmative; Genitiv: der Affirmative, Plural: die Affirmativen bejahende Aussage, Bestätigung

 

French Dictionary

affirmative

affirmative n. f. nom féminin Réponse positive. LOCUTIONS Dans l ’affirmative. Dans le cas où la réponse est positive. : Pourrez-vous accepter notre invitation? Dans l ’affirmative, prévenez -nous afin que nous puissions aller vous accueillir à l ’aéroport. Par l ’affirmative. Affirmativement. : Répondre par l ’affirmative.

 

affirmativement

affirmativement adv. adverbe De façon affirmative. : Répondre affirmativement. ANTONYME négativement .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

affirmative

af firm a tive /əfə́ː r mətɪv /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠断定的な, 肯定的な, 賛成の (↔negative ).名詞 U C 1 断定 ; 承諾 ; 肯定 (形 [文 ]).2 同意 [承諾 ]の言葉 [返事 ].3 〘論 〙肯定命題 .4 (討論などの )賛成側 .間投詞 ｟主に米 ｠イエス (yes ) 〘同意や承諾を表す 〙; (無線で )了解 . à nswer [repl ỳ ] in the aff í rmative (提案などに同意して )肯定で答える, イエスと言う [答える ].～̀ á ction ｟主に米 ｠差別撤廃措置 〘雇用 教育などで少数民族 女性などを優遇する 〙.～ly 副詞 肯定して, 肯定的に .