Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English.
Aye and variants
Using aye to mean yes is archaic, having disappeared from most of the English-speaking world, but is notably still used by people from Scotland, Ulster, and the north of England.
Aye simply means yes, so it can be used anywhere an affirmative reaction is due. You can say it if you agree with what your friend said.
aye adverb (EVER)
a word meaning "ever" or "always": We would gladly preserve his memory for aye. I have aye wanted to see Edinburgh. Things have aye been so.
The sailor said “Aye, aye, sir!” when the captain gave him a command.
' General impressions suggest that 'aye' means 'yes' in Scotland, a chunk of Northern England, and presumably Northern Ireland. But beyond that, the picture of where the word is spoken, and even where it was spoken in the past, gets fuzzy. Aye (usually spelled 'ay') was clearly Shakespeare's preferred affirmative.
Confusion between these words can be shown by the fact that OED notes, first under "ay, aye, adv." that aye is recorded as a variant spelling of AY adv. ever; and second under "aye, ay, int., (adv.)," that "ay is recorded as variant of AYE, yes".)
Aye might have originated from the old Latin verb “aio”, which means “I say yes”. From the old British Navy (and UK House of Commons), Aye Aye literally meant Yes Yes. Another variation is to replace the first Aye with “I”, meaning “I say yes”.
Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English.
synonyms for aye
On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to aye, such as: affirmative, always, continually, okay, and vote.
Yep and yeah are very common alternatives to yes, but are only used informally, among people you know well, and they might be frowned upon in formal settings, such as the workplace when you're speaking to your boss.
('Yes' was patently the preferred affirmative). That would indirectly suggest that 'aye' had most likely waned a good deal in Southern England over the course of the 17th-Century. That being said, there is an exceptional use of 'aye' that occurred in American military speech well into the 20th-Century.
1(dialect) yes “Did you see what happened?” “Oh aye, I was there.”
old use or Scottish English. a word meaning "ever" or "always": We would gladly preserve his memory for aye.
Heaps good aye! This means 'a lot' or 'many'. Arvo. Hey!
Scots are known for pronouncing traditional words in unpredictable ways. Listen out for “yes” pronounced as “aye”, “dae” as “do” and “dinnae” as “don't“.
Aye. Meaning: (Interjection) Primarily present in the Scottish or Northern English dialect, this term is used in the Uk as a substitute for “yes.” Example: Aye!
Yes is a very old word. It entered English before 900 and comes from the Old English word gese loosely meaning “be it.” Before the 1600s, yes was often used only as an affirmative to a negative question, and yea was used as the all-purpose way to say “yes.”
Ay can be used to ask questions “What do you think of that, ay?” Confirm agreement “Totally agree, ay.” Even symbolize confusion “I'm not sure, ay.” They love it, ay.
Aye means yes, often replacing the latter in day-to-day life in Scotland. Conversely, 'aye, right' is used when expressing feelings of disbelief (think of it as the Scottish equivalent to 'yeah, right').
Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don't yeet something if you're worried that it might break.)
“Yes, Sir” is an affirmative response to almost any question and is appropriate, usually. Naval Orders are an exception. “Aye” or “Aye, Sir” is an affirmative response to a Naval order, also meaning I hear and obey. “Aye” is appropriate in most cases.