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Synonyms

yeah

American  
[yai] / yɛə /

adverb

Informal.

  1. yes.

yeah British  
/ jɛə /

  1. an informal word for yes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yeah

1900–05; variant of yea or yes

Example Sentences

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“Oh yeah, I’ve gone to the airport, I’ve seen this, I’m just gonna go vote.”

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Chavez Ravine is now officially known as Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium and, yeah, on Thursday it was awful hearing public address announcer Todd Leitz introduce it like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“No, it was a weird odor. I don't know exactly how to describe it. But yeah... we can't get a hold of anyone at ops for a gate assignment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Sure, the closest grocery store may be leagues away and, yeah, the freezer is stocked with elk meat instead of ice cream.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

“Yeah, yeah, and you steered the Titanic into that iceberg too,” Pouncey scolds me.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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