All 8 Uses of
positive
in
The Last Lecture
- I watched Dr. Wolff use semantics to phrase whatever he could in a positive light. When we asked, “How long before I die?” he answered, “You probably have three to six months of good health.”
Part 3 (definition 1)positive = optimistic (focusing on good things)
- It has not always been easy to stay positive through my cancer treatment.
Part 3 (definition 1) *
- Though Jai wasn't thrilled with my bluntness and my know-it-all attitude, she said I was the most positive, upbeat person she'd ever met.
Part 3 (definition 1)positive = optimistic
- We recognized that there were things we could do that might help the outcome in positive ways…and we did them.
Part 3 (definition 2) *positive = good or beneficial
- But on the positive side, I was able to reassure people: "If I haven't said anything, you have nothing to worry about."
Part 5 (definition 2)
- It pains him to see patients who are having a tough day healthwise and assume it's because they weren't positive enough.
Part 5 (definition 1)positive = optimistic (focusing on good things)
- And Dr. Reiss, the counselor Jai and I see, has helped me find strategies to avoid losing myself in the stress of my periodic cancer scans, so I'm able to focus on my family with an open heart, a positive outlook and almost of all my attention.
Part 5 (definition 1)
- He's just this phenomenal ball of positive energy; completely physical and gregarious.
Part 6 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (positive as in: a positive attitude) optimistic (expecting or focusing good things); or agreeable
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(2) (positive as in: had a positive effect) good or beneficial