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Meanings of aye in English

A word used to show agreement or affirmation of something.

Usage of aye in English
1
All's well; aye very well indeed!'' he laughed, and slapped his thighs.
The two towers
2
Of course that wasn't why she had said aye to his proposal.
Seduced by a highlander
3
Those in favor please respond in the usual manner by saying 'aye.'
Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer
4
She was vile; aye, but not in my sight till too late.
Under Two Flags
5
RUD.- Iwillmake good the evil I have done; aye, an hundredfold.
The Canadian Elocutionist / Designed for the Use of Colleges, Sc...
6
He could have as easily silenced Cockney; aye, and the gang, too.
The Blood Ship
7
A peddler aye gives the whole village a fit of the liberalities.
A Knight of the Nets
8
She said aye, and that she had somethin to tell me anyway.
Fresh
9
Awake, friends of freedom; let us hold ourselves aye ready to act.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
10
It has aye eased my conscience a bit to feed the dog.
Greyfriars Bobby
11
I have been aye careful of the good things Heaven lent me.
Olive: A Novel
12
One doesna want a man with his nose aye in a book.
The Dew of Their Youth
13
And lust, aye, more lust than they know what to do with.
A clash of kings
14
And, aye, I can hide, but that willnae protect my clan .
Heaven and the heather
15
It is all done with the consent, aye, and approval of man.
Love, Life & Work / Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Nat...
16
I was aye feared there would be murder laid to his name.
A Knight of the Nets
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