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yeah

/jɛ(ə)/

yeah particle: yes. Also the pronunciation spelling of year.

Particle

yeah

  1. (colloquial) Yes.
    • —You wanna get pizza for dinner? —Yeah, all right.
    Synonyms:
    yes, yep, yup, aye, ya, yea, uh-huh, affirmative, ahuh, ar
  2. (colloquial) Used to express acknowledgment of what was previously said.
    • —You wanna get pizza for dinner? —Yeah, I think I'm gonna have leftovers instead.
  3. (colloquial) Used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
    • I was walking down the road, yeah, and you know what I saw, yeah? A dog wearing a dress!
    Synonyms:
    eh

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.
    • Yeah! We did it!
    Synonyms:
    hurrah, hurray, woohoo, yay, yippee

Also used as

yeah is also the pronunciation spelling of year.

yeah meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Thai and Vietnamese

yeah in Hindi

yes
हाँ hā̃

yeah in Urdu

yes
ہاں hā̃

yeah in Thai

yes
เออ əə

yeah in Vietnamese

yes
ừ, ờ

Examples of yeah in a sentence

  • Yeah, I really should go to the quarterly meeting but I think I'm going to skip it.
  • Yeah, yeah, blah blah blah, Mom, you said this all yesterday.
  • "Are you afraid of a little bit of rain?" "Kinda, yeah."

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Synonyms of yeah

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Forms of yeah

Particle
alternative formyea
alternative formya
alternative Internetye
alternative formyeh
alternative Internet (humorous)yeag
Noun
pluralyeahs

Origin of yeah

Colloquial form of yea or yes. Compare nah. Analyzable as yes + -h.

See year.

Words formed from yeah

Phrases with yeah

Words that rhyme with yeah

Questions about yeah

What does yeah mean?
Yeah means yes.
What is yeah in Hindi?
Yeah in Hindi is हाँ (hā̃). See Yeah meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is yeah?
Yeah can be a particle or an interjection.
How do you pronounce yeah?
Yeah is pronounced /jɛ(ə)/.

Words near yeah in the dictionary

  1. Yeager
  2. yeaghe
  3. yeaghes
  4. Yeagley
  5. Yeagleys
  6. yeah
  7. yeah nah
  8. yeah no
  9. yeah right
  10. yeah way
  11. yeah, and

Source and license

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