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# yeah

adverb; interjection (informal)

«yeah» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Yes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/#m1)
2. (informal) Said to show you are listening or to agree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/#m2)
3. yeah, right (informal, sarcastic): I don't believe that. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used everywhere in casual speech and real-speech lessons. Not used in formal writing or exams. Phrases: oh yeah, yeah yeah, yeah right, yeah, no (Australia, NZ: no).

### Examples

- "Do you want a biscuit?" "Yeah, please." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/#x1)
- Yeah, I've finished my homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/#x2)
- Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/#x3)
- "I'll clean my room tomorrow." "Yeah, right." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/#x4)
- Yeah, that's the answer: 24. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/#x5)
- (Australia, NZ) "Yeah, nah, I'm all right." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/#x6)

### Note

Informal; in school writing use "yes". "Yeah, right" said sarcastically means "no". "Yeah, nah" in Australia and NZ usually means no. Pronounced like "yeh".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yeah» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yeah» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yeah.html) on Mova free.