yeah
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a variation of yea, itself from Middle English ya, ye, from Old English ġēa (“yes”), from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes; thus, so”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Cognate with Dutch ja, German ja, Danish ja, Bokmål ja, New Norwegian ja and Swedish ja.[1]
Alternative etymology derives yeah from a drawling pronunciation of yes. For further etymology, see yes.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
yeah (not comparable)
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Note: Many languages have no equivalent of this word; in those cases, the translations given here are for yes.
yes
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expressing agreement
References[edit]
- ^ The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000.
- ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. 2003.
Interjection[edit]
yeah
- Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.
- Yeah! We did it!
