ay
see also: AY
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /aɪ/ (interjection)
Interjection
  1. Ah! alas!
  2. Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
    • 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
      "Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn."
      "Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?"
Noun

ay (plural ays)

  1. Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
    counting the ays and the noes in a vote
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /eɪ/ (adverb, adjective)
Adverb

ay (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, poetic or Northern England) Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
    • 1670, John Barbour, The Acts and Life of the most victorious Conquerour Robert Bruce King of Scotland, as cited in 1860, Thomas Corser, Collectanea Anglo-poetica, page 160 ↗
      O he that hath ay lived free, [...]
Synonyms Interjection
  1. Alternative spelling of eh (question tag)

AY
Noun

ay (plural ays)

  1. Initialism of academic year



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