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Synonyms

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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"And I thought he will just surprise us and will play with the same verve and excitement but, yeah, he struggles to have the full impact."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“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

“Copy, yeah, we prefer to wait on a gate, but I mean, again, we only got so much time here because there's still a bit of an odor in the back of the airplane.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

I tell myself, Okay, breathe, yeah, he asked about Isabella, but he’s sitting right here next to you.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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