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aye aye, sir

aye aye, sir phrase: the correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy and US Navy ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order.".

Phrase (1)

aye aye, sir

  1. (idiomatic) The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy and US Navy ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."
    • “I fear that there is something more serious than accident here, Mr. Brently,” said the captain. “I wish that you would make a personal and very careful examination of Mr. Caldwell’s effects, to ascertain if there is any clew to a motive either for suicide or murder—sift the thing to the bottom.”...1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Wreck of the ‘Lady Alice’”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 172

Phrase (2) capitalized: aye aye, Sir

aye aye, Sir

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of aye aye, sir.
    • ‘Go slow ahead together, and come round to oh-one-oh.’ / ‘Aye aye, Sir . . . Slow ahead together. Starboard ten.’1961, Alexander Fullerton, chapter 8, in The Waiting Game: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Ives Washburn, published 1962, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 76
    • "Get a U-boat for me - that is an order." / "Aye aye, Sir."1979, John Drew, “The Battle of the Atlantic”, in War Time Romances of Sailors, Bognor Regis, West Sussex: New Horizon, →ISBN, page 123

aye aye, sir meaning in Thai

aye aye, sir in Thai

nautical – I hear, understand and will comply
ครับท่าน khrạb th̀ān

Forms of aye aye, sir

alternative formaye, aye, sir
alternative formaye-aye, sir
alternative formaye, aye, Sir
alternative formaye-aye, Sir
alternative formaye aye, Sir

Questions about aye aye, sir

What does aye aye, sir mean?
Aye aye, sir means the correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy and US Navy ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order.".
What is aye aye, sir in Thai?
Aye aye, sir in Thai is ครับท่าน (khrạb th̀ān). See Aye aye, sir meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is aye aye, sir?
Aye aye, sir is a phrase.

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