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amen

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɑˈmɛn// UK //ˌɑːmˈɛn// amen Informal

n. a statement of strong agreement. You use it when you think someone has said something very true or important.

n. an expression of emphatic agreement or approval. Informal in this sense; derived from the liturgical closing to a prayer.


SIMPLE

I'll give a loud amen to that idea.

CONTEXTUAL

When she suggested that the office needed better coffee, she received a chorus of amens from her colleagues.

COMPLEX

The speaker's call for more transparent leadership met with a resounding amen from the back of the hall, signaling that the audience shared his frustrations.

Synonyms
Origin

Multiple origins, including a respelling of German Ammann or a variant of Amin from Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn).

Usage

Often used in the phrase 'to give an amen' or 'a loud amen'.

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