🇬🇧 Affirmative meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Affirmative" is an adverb that means you are answering a question with a strong, clear "yes." People in the military, like soldiers and pilots, often say "affirmative" instead of just "yes" to sound very sure and professional. So if someone asks, "Did you finish your mission?" a soldier might answer, "Affirmative," which means, "Yes, I did."

When the librarian asked if I liked books, the stack in my arms leaned dangerously to one side in an affirmative wobble.

"Did you just trip over invisible air?" my sister asked, and my bruised knee pulsed affirmative.

The teacher asked if we understood the homework, and the whole class nodded affirmative while secretly being confused.

My stomach answered affirmative every time someone asked, "Are you still hungry?"

A radio call in real life might go, "Control, do you read me?" and the pilot answers affirmative, which is just a super official way to say, "Yep, loud and clear!"

On a wind-swept hill, a young radio operator whispered, "Affirmative." When the leader asked again, he said affirmative into the night, keeping his voice steady. The squad moved; each time the call came, each soldier answered affirmative. One comrade echoed affirmative softly. The last reply was a soft affirmative — then the team fell silent, smiling.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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