How to pronounce“aye”in English
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Definitions of “aye”
Ever, always.
“[…]Do that good miſcheefe, which may make this Iſland / Thine owne for euer, and I thy Caliban, / For aye thy foot-licker.”
Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
“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, […]”
A word used to acknowledge a command from a superior, usually preceded by a verbatim repeat-back.
To respond with an "aye".
“The men ayed their agreement.”