Betekenis van positive In het Nederlands

• 0 full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence:

  • a positive attitude

  • On a more positive note, we're seeing signs that the housing market is picking up.

  • The past ten years have seen some very positive developments in East-West relations.

  • There was a very positive response to our new design - people seemed very pleased with it.

• 1 certain and without any doubt:

  • [ + (that) ] Are you positive (that) you saw me switch the iron off?

  • "Are you sure it's okay for me to use your mother's car?" "Positive."

  • "It was him - I saw him take it." "Are you positive about that?"

• 2 (of a medical test) showing that a person has the disease or condition for which they are being tested:

  • a positive pregnancy test

  • He's HIV positive.

  • She tested positive for hepatitis.

• 3 (used to add force to an expression) complete:

  • Far from being a nuisance, she was a positive joy to have around.

• 4 (of a number or amount) more than zero:

  • Two is a positive number.

• 5 being the type of electrical charge that is carried by protons

• 6 having the rhesus factor in the blood:

  • My blood type is O positive.

• 7 without any doubt; certain:

  • I’m absolutely positive that he’s the man I saw.

• 8 happy or hopeful, or giving cause for happiness or hope:

  • It’s important to have a positive attitude when you have a serious illness.

• 9 (of a medical test) showing that the disease or condition for which the person is being tested does exist:

  • Her TB test was positive.

• 10 (used to add force to an expression) complete:

  • She was a positive joy to have around.

• 11 (of a number or amount) more than zero:

  • Two is a positive number.

• 12 of the type of electrical charge that a proton has

• 13 good or useful:

  • Net exports were making a strong positive contribution to western European economic growth.

  • a positive development/move In general, this is a positive development for consumers because it increases convenience and choice.

  • a positive aspect/effect/impact These measures should have positive effects on exports and employment.

  • a positive outcome/result Such methods do achieve positive results when certain key conditions are in place.

• 14 expressing agreement or support:

  • positive feedback/a positive response The response to the marketing campaign has been extremely positive.

• 15 relating to a number or an amount that is more than zero:

  • a positive balance The current account has also posted positive balances and this trend will continue.

• 16 hopeful and confident about a situation:

  • a positive approach/assessment/attitude

  • remain positive about/on sth The company remains positive on the outlook for high-yield bonds this year.

  • On a more positive note, we're seeing signs that the housing market is picking up.

  • positive news for/on sth positive news on trading/for sterling

• 17 used to describe strong action that is taken to achieve something:

  • Positive action has been taken to change the image of the company.

  • a positive step toward sth/doing sth Some Wall Street analysts described the management shakeup as a positive step toward restoring the company's credibility.

• 18 a good aspect, situation, etc.:

  • Higher short-term rates that slow inflation are a positive, not a negative, for bonds.

  • a lot of/a number of/many positives

  • As an employer you should emphasize the positive to your employees continually.