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She kept a positive attitude during practice.
What does Positive mean?
hopeful and helpful.
Dictionary definition
Hopeful, helpful, or confident in a way that supports good outcomes.
Example sentences
Positive in a sentence
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Positive feedback helped me improve faster.
hard
Positive habits can change a difficult week into progress.
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What does positive mean?
Positive means hopeful and helpful.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses positive correctly?
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Practice 3
Which word is closest in meaning to positive?
Optimistic is close in meaning to positive.
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pah · zuh · tiv · strongest beat: pah
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WordPositive.
Partadjective.
MeaningPositive means hopeful and helpful.
ExampleExample: She kept a positive attitude during practice.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- pah · zuh · tiv
- Strongest beat
- pah
- Ending
- tiv
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on pah.
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Synonyms
Words like Positive
optimisticUse when expecting good outcomes.
constructiveUse when words or actions help improvement.
Antonyms
Opposite words
negativeUse when focus is on problems without solutions.
pessimisticUse when expecting bad outcomes.
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Word family
Positive word family
Base word
positive
adverb
positively
In a hopeful and helpful way.
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Hint for students
hopeful and helpful.
Common mix-up
Positive is not the same as negative. Positive means hopeful and helpful.
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Read this model sentence: Positive feedback helped me improve faster. Clue words: feedback, helped, improve. Underline clue words that show why positive fits instead of negative. Now write one new sentence that shows positive without using the word positive. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show positive?
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