positive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒzɪtɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pozi tiv)

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positive adj (affirmative)positiv adj
  jakande adj
 Karen has asked Richard to marry her and is hoping for a positive answer.
positive adj (good, beneficial)positiv adj
 There were some problems with Ann's behaviour last term, but I'm pleased to say there have been positive changes this term.
positive adj (certain, sure)säker adj
 I'm positive I saw someone run across the garden.
positive adj (attitude: optimistic)positiv adj
  optimistisk adj
 Everyone likes Joe, because he's always so positive.
 A positive attitude isn't a guarantee of success, but it helps.
positive adj (favourable)positiv adj
 Alex's project proposal got a positive reception.
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positive adj (electricity: positively charged)positiv adj
 You need to get the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the battery the right way round, or the device won't work.
positive adj (greater than zero)positiv adj
 This equation contains positive numbers and negative numbers.
 After a few days of extreme cold, we should finally see positive temperatures again today.
positive adj (blood type: rhesus positive)positiv adj
 Alan's blood type is A positive.
positive adj (definite, clear)positiv adj
  klar, tydlig adj
 The company issued a positive denial in respect of the allegations.
positive adj (beyond doubt)positiv adj
  bekräftad adj
 The police confirmed a positive sighting of the missing man.
positive adj informal (complete)fullkomlig adj
  klar, tydlig adj
 Bill thinks Shakespeare wrote Pride and Prejudice? The man's a positive idiot!
positive adj (medical test results)positiv adj
 I'm sorry, Mrs Smith, your results are positive; you do have MS.
positive adj (showing progress)positiv adj
 The economy is showing positive signs of recovery.
positive adj (chemistry)positiv adj
 Ions can have a positive or a negative charge.
positive adj (grammar: base form)positiv adj
 "Good" is a positive adjective.
positive adj (photography)positiv adj
 Positive images are produced from negatives.
positive interj (yes, I'm certain)med säkerhet interj
  absolut interj
  (starkt)tveklöst interj
 "Are you sure you saw someone run across the garden?" "Positive!"
positive n (good attribute)positiv s
 Marilyn is good with money, so that's a positive.
positive n (grammar: positive degree)positiv s
 Today we will be learning about positives, comparatives, and superlatives.
positive n (photography)positiv s
  diapositiv s
 Now you have your negatives, you need to develop them into positives.
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Kollokationer: [got, gave] a false positive, the test (result) was a positive, the positives (and negatives) of the [job, position], mer...

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