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yeah

American  
[yai] / yɛə /

adverb

Informal.

  1. yes.

yeah British  
/ jɛə /

  1. an informal word for yes

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Etymology

Origin of yeah

1900–05; variant of yea or yes

Example Sentences

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"If you are constantly under-performing scoring goals, yeah. Look, all I can do is encourage the players, support them and be positive."

From Barron's

“I’m used to Netflix, where I could say whatever I wanted. But, yeah, that was just crazy to me.”

From Los Angeles Times

It's a pitch which is doing quite a bit, and, yeah, we've got to come back tomorrow and do the same again that we did first innings.

From Barron's

“When I’m at the bar, it doesn’t feel like, ‘Oh, yeah, America.’

From The Wall Street Journal

When asked if he pleaded guilty to the charge, the man said "yeah" and nodded his head.

From BBC

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