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in the affirmative
collocation
saying "yes" or expressing agreement in another, often official, way:
A large majority of students replied in the affirmative.
To everyone's relief, he nodded in the affirmative.
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affirmativenoun
When she asked if I would buy a car for her, I replied in the affirmative.
He answered both questions in the affirmative.
We were expecting an answer in the affirmative.
I asked if he was present when the crime was committed, and he answered in the affirmative.
He asked, "Are you OK?" and I nodded in the affirmative.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Answering & responding
acknowledgment
affirmatively
answer
answer the door
clap back
clapback
comeback
counter
counterattack
field
I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment)idiom
keep (someone/something) away
non-respondent
non-responder
non-response
non-responsive
rejoin
respondent
response
thank you
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