in the affirmative

in the affirmative

Showing one's assent. Dave answered in the affirmative, so he'll definitely be at the party. No one answered at all, let alone in the affirmative, when I asked who would take over the project. No, Charlie confessed. When I asked who took the cookies, he was the only one to answer in the affirmative.

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in the affirmative

in the form of an answer that means yes. The soldier answered in the affirmative by nodding his head "yes." My manager's response was in the affirmative.

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