Yea
adverb
Yes, an affirmation or confirmation.
Yea, I will be there for the party.
Often appears as...
- yea and nay
- yea though
adverb
Even or indeed, used to introduce a more explicit or emphatic phrase.
He is, yea, the very embodiment of honesty.
Often appears as...
- yea and nay
- yea though
Usage tips
Literary
noun
An affirmative vote or voter.
The yeas have it, the motion is carried.
Often appears as...
- yea or nay
- yea vote
Usage tips
Academic
adverb
Yes, an affirmation or confirmation.
Yea, I will be there for the party.
Often appears as...
- yea and nay
- yea though
adverb
Even or indeed, used to introduce a more explicit or emphatic phrase.
He is, yea, the very embodiment of honesty.
Often appears as...
- yea and nay
- yea though
Usage tips
Literary
noun
An affirmative vote or voter.
The yeas have it, the motion is carried.
Often appears as...
- yea or nay
- yea vote
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Archaic Usage
Use 'yea' in historical or biblical contexts to sound old-fashioned or poetic.
Yea, verily, the knight ventured forth.
Pro Tip 2/2Affirmative Emphasis
'Yea' adds emphasis to a 'yes' response, making it stronger or more heartfelt.
Yea, I shall join thee in celebration.
Pro Tip 1/2Archaic Usage
Use 'yea' in historical or biblical contexts to sound old-fashioned or poetic.
Yea, verily, the knight ventured forth.
Pro Tip 2/2Affirmative Emphasis
'Yea' adds emphasis to a 'yes' response, making it stronger or more heartfelt.
Yea, I shall join thee in celebration.
Pro Tip 1/2Archaic Usage
Use 'yea' in historical or biblical contexts to sound old-fashioned or poetic.
Yea, verily, the knight ventured forth.
Pro Tip 2/2Affirmative Emphasis
'Yea' adds emphasis to a 'yes' response, making it stronger or more heartfelt.
Yea, I shall join thee in celebration.
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Raspberry Pi: engaging...
nanomachines into school is just the first step and then you need actually to have someone you can yea manage this and the last thing you want to do is having them just store it in a drawer and left them there yeah so so this is the this is the real risk that historically in the UK and I think this is mirrored throughout the developed world the
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Naomi Oreskes: Why we...
what science is, what scientific knowledge is, is the consensus of the scientific experts who through this process of organized scrutiny, collective scrutiny, have judged the evidence and come to a conclusion about it, either yea or nay.
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Raspberry Pi: engaging...
nanomachines into school is just the first step and then you need actually to have someone you can yea manage this and the last thing you want to do is having them just store it in a drawer and left them there yeah so so this is the this is the real risk that historically in the UK and I think this is mirrored throughout the developed world the
Video examples
Naomi Oreskes: Why we...
what science is, what scientific knowledge is, is the consensus of the scientific experts who through this process of organized scrutiny, collective scrutiny, have judged the evidence and come to a conclusion about it, either yea or nay.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Robert H. Schuller
American Clergyman
Probably the one Bible passage that is read by Jews and Roman Catholics, Protestants, Islam, more than any other chapter is Psalm 23. And in Psalm 23 there is a verse that says, 'Surely, yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
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George H. W. Bush
American President
Lincoln said you cannot be President without spending some item on your knees. I have repeated that and a bunch of Atheists got all over me. Wait a minute. Does that mean that you cannot be President if you are an Atheist? I say yea that does mean that.
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Paula Kelly
We were poor, yea, but I can't say there was anything terrible about my youth. It was a Manhattan kind of life. There were lots of kids on the block, and we played in the back lots. We invented games and skated and played ball.
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Alexandre Desplat
French Composer
Yea, there is no way you can get away from critics. It's all over the net. Sometimes it's useful to read things, good or bad. Sometimes it's painful. Sometimes it stupid because they say stupid things.
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Thomas Ian Nicholas
American Actor
It's one of those things where people tell you that when you have kids it will change your perspective on life, and you're like, 'Yea, yea,' but then you really understand it when it happens to you.
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John Wesley
English Clergyman
I saw that giving even all my life to God (supposing it possible to do this and go no further) would profit me nothing unless I gave my heart, yea, all my heart, to Him.
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Dominic Cooper
English Actor
You want to know if anyone's going to go see your film. You shouldn't worry about it or get hung up on it. So yea, you kind of monitor it.
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Cindy Sheehan
American Activist
One of my biggest inspirations is President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Yea, President Hugo.
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Tim McGraw
American Musician
But, yea, I grew up in a strong Baptist background.
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Cordae
American Musician
Hell yea bro I love Puma.
Quote examples
Robert H. Schuller
American Clergyman
Probably the one Bible passage that is read by Jews and Roman Catholics, Protestants, Islam, more than any other chapter is Psalm 23. And in Psalm 23 there is a verse that says, 'Surely, yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
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George H. W. Bush
American President
Lincoln said you cannot be President without spending some item on your knees. I have repeated that and a bunch of Atheists got all over me. Wait a minute. Does that mean that you cannot be President if you are an Atheist? I say yea that does mean that.
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Paula Kelly
We were poor, yea, but I can't say there was anything terrible about my youth. It was a Manhattan kind of life. There were lots of kids on the block, and we played in the back lots. We invented games and skated and played ball.
Quote examples
Alexandre Desplat
French Composer
Yea, there is no way you can get away from critics. It's all over the net. Sometimes it's useful to read things, good or bad. Sometimes it's painful. Sometimes it stupid because they say stupid things.
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Thomas Ian Nicholas
American Actor
It's one of those things where people tell you that when you have kids it will change your perspective on life, and you're like, 'Yea, yea,' but then you really understand it when it happens to you.
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John Wesley
English Clergyman
I saw that giving even all my life to God (supposing it possible to do this and go no further) would profit me nothing unless I gave my heart, yea, all my heart, to Him.
Quote examples
Dominic Cooper
English Actor
You want to know if anyone's going to go see your film. You shouldn't worry about it or get hung up on it. So yea, you kind of monitor it.
Quote examples
Cindy Sheehan
American Activist
One of my biggest inspirations is President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Yea, President Hugo.
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Tim McGraw
American Musician
But, yea, I grew up in a strong Baptist background.
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Cordae
American Musician
Hell yea bro I love Puma.
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