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yeah

 (yĕ′ə, yă′ə, yā′ə)
adv. Informal
Yes.

[Variant of yea.]
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yeah

(jɛə)
sentence substitute
an informal word for yes
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yeah

(yɛə, yæ)

adv., n., interj. Informal.
yes.
[1900–05; variant of yea or yes]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.yeah - not only so, butyeah - not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"
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yeah

interjection (Informal) yes, sure, okay, aye (Scot. informal), affirmative (formal), uh-huh (slang), ya (S. African), yebo (S. African informal) Yeah, alright, I'll come.
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yeah

adverb
Informal. It is so; as you say or ask:
Informal: OK, uh-huh, yep.
Slang: right on.
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Translations
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jeejoojuu
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やった!
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yeah

[ˈjɛə] advouais
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yeah

adv (inf)ja
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yeah

[jɛə] adv (fam) →
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