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aye

/aɪ/exclamation

उच्चारण आइ

हाँ

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exclamation
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    old use or dialect

    yes

    हाँ

    • 'Are you ready?' 'Aye, sir.'
    • 'Aye, aye, Captain!'
    • Aye, I'll do it right away.
    + 2 more examples
    • Are you ready? Aye, I am.
    • The sailor answered with a firm aye to the captain's order.

    Synonyms yes yea

    Opposite no nay

noun
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    [C]

    a person who votes yes at a formal meeting, especially in a parliament; a vote of yes

    पक्ष में मत देने वाला, 'हाँ' का वोट

    • The ayes outnumbered the noes in the final vote.
    • The chairman counted the ayes and announced that the motion had been carried.
    • The ayes won by a small margin.
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    • There were forty ayes and twenty noes.
    • The Speaker asked the ayes to stand.

    Opposite no nay

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

aye (exclamation: yes)

Aye is an old or dialect word for yes, used in Scotland and northern England, and in ships' orders.

'Aye' का अर्थ yes है; यह पुराना या बोली का शब्द है, जो Scotland, उत्तरी इंग्लैंड और जहाज़ों के आदेशों में प्रयोग होता है।

  • 'Are you coming?' 'Aye, I am.'
  • 'Aye, aye, captain!' shouted the sailor.

the ayes / the ayes have it

In a vote, the ayes are those voting yes, and the ayes have it means the motion has passed.

मतदान में 'the ayes' हाँ कहने वाले होते हैं, और 'the ayes have it' का अर्थ प्रस्ताव पारित हो गया है।

  • Those in favour say aye; the ayes have it.
  • The ayes outnumbered the noes in the House.

aye and no / ayes and noes

Aye is the opposite of no in votes: ayes and noes in Parliament; in India the words are yeas and nays or ayes and noes.

मतदान में aye का विपरीत no है: संसद में ayes and noes; भारत में yeas and nays या ayes and noes भी प्रयोग होता है।

  • The Speaker counted the ayes and the noes.

aye vs eye vs I

Aye sounds like eye and I but means yes. It is a look-alike trap in spelling.

'Aye' का उच्चारण eye और I जैसा है, पर अर्थ yes है। यह spelling में भ्रम पैदा करता है।

  • Aye, I will keep an eye on the bags.

aye in older English: aye = always

In poetry aye also means always, as in for ever and aye, spelt the same.

कविता में 'aye' का अर्थ always भी है, जैसे for ever and aye; spelling वही रहती है।

  • The hills stand silent for ever and aye.
+Collocations 4

vote + aye

vote ayesay ayeshout ayeanswer ayecry aye

  • Members voted aye by raising their hands.

aye + noun / phrase

aye ayeaye voteayes and noesthe ayes

  • The aye vote was louder than the no.

verb + the ayes

countcarrywinoutnumbersupport

  • The ayes carried the motion.

numbers of ayes

a majority of ayesforty ayesfew ayesall ayes

  • The bill passed with sixty ayes.
“More examples 6
  • 'Is the exam on Monday?' 'Aye, so it is.'

'क्या परीक्षा सोमवार को है?' 'हाँ, ऐसा ही है।'

  • The Speaker asked for the ayes and then for the noes.

अध्यक्ष ने पहले हाँ वालों को और फिर ना वालों को बोलने को कहा।

  • The motion was carried by 120 ayes to 80 noes.

प्रस्ताव 120 हाँ और 80 ना से पारित हुआ।

  • 'Aye, aye, sir,' said the cadet and ran to the deck.

'जी हाँ, सर,' कैडेट ने कहा और डेक की ओर दौड़ा।

  • Radhika read that the ayes have it means the proposal has been accepted.

राधिका ने पढ़ा कि 'the ayes have it' का अर्थ प्रस्ताव स्वीकार हो गया है।

  • Radhika said aye when the teacher asked who wanted the extra class.

जब शिक्षक ने पूछा कि अतिरिक्त कक्षा कौन चाहता है, तो राधिका ने हाँ कहा।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The motion was carried by a majority of eye.

✓ The motion was carried by a majority of ayes.

Eye and aye sound the same, but ayes are the yes votes.

'Eye' और 'aye' का उच्चारण एक है, पर yes मतों के लिए 'ayes' आता है।

✗ The ayes has it, and the motion is passed.

✓ The ayes have it, and the motion is passed.

The plural ayes needs the plural verb have.

Plural 'ayes' के साथ plural क्रिया 'have' आती है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Aye, yea and yes all say yes, but belong to different settings.

Aye, yea और yes तीनों हाँ कहते हैं, पर अलग संदर्भों के हैं।

aye

Yes, in votes, in dialect, and in orders on ships.

हाँ, मतदान, बोली और जहाज़ के आदेशों में।

  • Aye, sir.

yea

An old word for yes in a vote, used in some parliaments in pairs: yeas and nays.

मतदान में हाँ के लिए पुराना शब्द, कुछ संसदों में जोड़ी में: yeas and nays।

  • The yeas won the vote.

yes

The ordinary word for agreement in modern English.

आधुनिक English में सहमति का सामान्य शब्द।

  • Yes, I will come.
Idioms 1

the ayes have it

used in a parliament or formal meeting to say that more people have voted for a proposal than against it

पक्ष में अधिक मत हैं (प्रस्ताव पारित हुआ)

  • After the voice vote, the Speaker announced, 'The ayes have it.'
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

yes yea

Antonyms

no nay

§Grammar and usage

Aye sounds exactly like eye and I.

Aye का उच्चारण बिलकुल eye और I जैसा है।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

In the Indian Parliament, members vote by saying 'Aye' or 'No' in a voice vote, and the Speaker then declares 'The ayes have it' or 'The noes have it'.

Indian Parliament में voice vote के दौरान सदस्य 'Aye' या 'No' बोलते हैं, और फिर Speaker घोषणा करते हैं 'The ayes have it' या 'The noes have it'।