ay C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /aɪ/ UK /aɪ/ See IPA manual Homophones aye /aɪ/ eye /ˈaɪ/ I /aɪ/ Meanings 1 intj yes; an affirmative vote or reply All in favor said ay, and the motion carried. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 intj · yes; an affirmative vote or... yesayeyeayeah ↔ Opposites nonay Word family Related forms ayeyea Etymology AI details A variant of aye ('yes'), of uncertain origin; possibly an alteration of yea, or from the pronoun I expressing assent. First recorded in the late sixteenth century. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ay **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** intj **IPA (US):** /aɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /aɪ/ ## Meanings 1. yes; an affirmative vote or reply ## Examples - All in favor said ay, and the motion carried. ## Synonyms - yes - aye - yea - yeah ## Antonyms - no - nay ## Related Forms - aye - yea ## Etymology A variant of aye ('yes'), of uncertain origin; possibly an alteration of yea, or from the pronoun I expressing assent. First recorded in the late sixteenth century. ## AI Etymology Ay is a variant of aye ('yes'), of uncertain origin; possibly an alteration of yea, or from the pronoun I expressing assent. First recorded in the late sixteenth century. The current sense covers yes; an affirmative vote or reply. The wider family includes related words such as aye and yea. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown