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- [ahy]
- /aɪ/
- /aɪ/
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- [ahy]
- /aɪ/
Definitions of ayes word
- adverb ayes yes. 1
- noun ayes an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress. 1
- noun ayes Plural form of aye. 1
- noun ayes plural of aye. 0
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Origin of ayes
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; earlier spelling I, of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Ayes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ayes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ayes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ayes
noun ayes
- yeses — (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement): Do you want that? Yes, I do.
- affirmatives — Plural form of affirmative.
Antonyms for ayes
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