āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
affirmatively
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affirmatively
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āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a way that shows agreement or approval
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The committee responded affirmatively to the proposal.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§
in a clear and definite manner, often to show responsibility or proof
Dialect
American
AmericanāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She affirmatively stated her intention to comply with the regulations.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§
in a way that supports or promotes fairness toward groups previously discriminated against
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The organization acted affirmatively to support minority candidates.
āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
affirmatively
affirmative
affirm
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
