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Getting glasses was the first positive thing to start me on my climb upward from the bottom of the class.†
p. 29.7 *

positive = good
Despite the fact that John and I believed what we told Beth's parents, we couldn't be positive that Beth would wake up or that she wouldn't, finally, just slip away.†
p. 161.5 *

positive = certain
I recall thinking, Maybe something positive is starting to happen.†
p. 169.2

positive = good or beneficial
We've seen a lot of positive things come out of all of this.†
p. 188.1

positive = good
CHAPTER 4 — Two Positives†
p. 29.1
Her scheme, worked out as we went along, turned out to be the second positive factor.†
p. 30.8

Definitions:

(1) (positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!)
certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)
(2) (positive as in: had a positive effect)
good or beneficial
(3) (positive as in: positive feedback from my boss)
approval or agreement
(4) (positive as in: a positive attitude)
optimistic (expecting or focusing on good things); or agreeable
(5) (positive as in: The test came back positive.)
found a condition or substance to be present
indicating the presence of something being tested for -- especially a disease, condition, or substance
(6) (positive as in: a positive number)
greater than zero (of a number)
(7) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
See a comprehensive dictionary for less common meanings of positive including some in the fields of electricity, physics, chemistry, medicine, philosophy, and grammar. Note that most all senses of positive indicate that something is good or present.