Aye

/eɪ/ · adverb

Meaning

(archaic) Ever, always..

Definitions by Sense

1. (archaic) Ever, always.
2. Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
3. (nautical) A word used to acknowledge a command from a superior, usually preceded by a verbatim repeat-back.
4. To respond with an "aye".
5. An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
6. (New Zealand) Alternative spelling of ay (question tag).
7. Alternative spelling of ay: expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.
8. Used in aye aye.

Example Sentences

[…]Do that good miſcheefe, which may make this Iſland / Thine owne for euer, and I thy Caliban, / For aye thy foot-licker.

The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, / And southward aye we fled.

Huge hills and mountains of casks on casks were piled upon her wharves, and side by side the world-wandering whale ships lay silent and safely moored at last; while from others came a sound of carpenters and coopers, with blended noises of fires and forges to melt the pitch, all betokening that new cruises were on the start; that one most perilous and long voyage ended, only begins a second; and a second ended, only begins a third, and so on, for ever and for aye.

Let the Amen sound from His people again; / Gladly for aye we adore Him.

Tro[ylus]. Haue I not tarried? Pan[darus]. I the grinding; but you muſt tarry the boulting. Troy. Haue I not tarried? Paude.^([sic]) I the boulting; but you muſt tarry the leauening. Troy. Still haue I tarried. Pan. I, to the leauening, but heares yet in the word hereafter, the kneading, […]

david: […] Will he surely give him his daughter? The daughter of his house in Gilgal? soldier: Aye, surely he will.

The men ayed their agreement.

to call for the ayes and nays

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Word Forms

• ay
• oy
• ayes
• ayeing
• aying
• ayed

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