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aye

aye

9.9
Forever without end
  • adverb
  • /aɪ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : siempre
  • The old fisherman believed that his love for the sea would remain aye, guiding him through every storm.

Examples

  • Among the tales of the ancients, there is one that tells of a bond formed aye, strong enough to withstand the test of time.

  • In that quiet corner of the forest, aye seems to whisper in the gentle breeze, reminding us that some things last forever.

  • This is the one thing I tried on, but everything else was kind of just aye aye, let me tell ya, aye aye.

  • So like, I'm like, aye, bro, but I'm in the marketing, you feel me?

  • So I suddenly thought aye, aye, well if he's going, I'm probably next because of my age.

  • You guys could find me on Instagram, TikTok, aye, making the world a little funnier and just hopefully making people laugh.

  • Well, no anti crime, anti aye to no glorify, not not glorifying, but if I was to tell a different story, a better story, I would.

  • "Aye, well, there has been talk about Blair's liver being a wee bit damaged, and Jimmy Anderson aye goes through a personality change when he sniffs promotion.

    Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

e'er
vsaye
  • Archaic
1 9.9

At any time

is used in literary or dialect speech rather than a contracted archaic form
alway
vsaye
  • Archaic
9.9

At all times

is used in literary or dialect speech rather than archaic form

Idioms

aye aye
  • Jargon
35 9.2

A short reply by sailors to show they understand and will follow an order

aye aye, sir
  • Jargon
5 9.0

A short reply that shows you hear an order and will do it

Surface Forms

aye positive

Etymology

Aye comes from an old English word meaning 'ever' or 'always', and it is like the modern word ever. So when a poem or song says something will be aye, it means it will last 'forever'.