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yea

«yea» in Mova's school dictionary: an old word for «yes» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

interjection (old use); adverb (old use)

meaning for a pupil

1) Yea is an old word for «yes». tree →

2) Yea can also mean «indeed» or «even», adding emphasis to what is said. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales and poems, a way of agreeing or of stressing a point; «yea» is said in place of «yes» to sound solemn

examples

  • "Yea, I will go with you." tree →
  • "The king said yea, and the gate opened." tree →
  • "He was poor, yea, very poor." tree →
  • "Hear me, yea, hear me well." tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «yea» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

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