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👂 Listening; following 👍 Yes; agree 🙄 Doubt; disbelief ❓ Ask for agreement
yeah

yeah

3.0
A word added at the end of a sentence to ask for agreement
  • particle
  • /jɛə/
  • Informal
translation icon : ¿no?
  • I think we've covered everything, yeah?

Examples

  • That made sense, yeah?

  • The project is due next week, yeah?

  • So yeah, we just had to create.

  • And yeah, it it made us think.

  • I think, yeah, I'll leave it at that.

  • But but yeah, let's move everything up.

  • Oh, oh, yeah, I'm sure of it, right.

  • So it's yeah, it's not it's not an easy feat.

  • And yeah, that's a good place to leave off.

  • And yeah, there is no one true answer.

Synonyms

right
vsyeah
  • Informal
106 1.0

Say this to show agreement or acceptance

asks for confirmation at the end of a statement rather than agreeing

Idioms

yeah, yeah
  • Informal
199 8.4

Shows you are not interested or impatient with what someone says

so yeah
  • Slang
75 8.2

Shows a result or short conclusion after someone says something

HE-double-L yeah
  • Slang
9.9

A very excited yes that shows strong agreement

shit yeah
  • Offensive
9.9

A very excited informal way to say yes

How Confirming

right
  • Informal
106 1.0
yeah
  • Informal
3.0

Surface Forms

yeah main

Etymology

Yeah comes from yea/'yes' and when it is put at the end of a sentence it works as a quick check for agreement, much like saying 'right?'.