Definition for: yes

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English

Etymology

Old English ġēse , probably from ġēa ‘yes’ + sīe ‘be it’. Compare yea .

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jɛs/ , SAMPA: /jEs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Adverb

yes

1. A word used to show agreement or acceptance.

   Yes , you are correct.

   Yes , you may go to the bathroom now.

2. A word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.

Usage note

In Old and Middle English, yes was a more forceful affirmative than yea .

An example of yes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent does want the item, and no if he or she does not. Many languages use a different word for this purpose:

• Dutch: jawel, toch
• German: doch
• French: si
• Norwegian: jo

Synonyms

• Dialect or archaic forms: yea, aye, ay
• Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative
• Colloquial or slang forms: yah, yep, yeah, yup, yus

Antonyms

• Standard form: no
• Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative
• Dialect or archaic forms: nay
• Colloquial or slang forms: nah, naw, nope, ixnay

Translations

• Albanian : po
• Afrikaans : ja
• Basque : bai
• Belarusian : так (tak)
• Faeroese : jú, ja
• Frisian : ja
• Indonesian : ya
• Kalaallisut : aap
• Malagasy : eny
• Maltese : iva
• Maori : ae
• Swahili : ndiyo, sawa
• Tok Pisin : yes, yesa
• Ukrainian : так (tak)

Interjection

yes!

1. Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.

Antonyms

• no

Noun

yes ( plural yeses )

1. An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

   Was that a yes?

2. A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.

   The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

Synonyms

• (1): aye, yea
• (2): yea

Antonyms

• (1): no, nay
• (2): nay

Verb

yes

1. ( transitive ) To agree with, to affirm.

   Did he yes the veto?

Ido

Adverb

yes

1. yes

Other Translations for "yes"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		yes
Hex		f9 65 f3
Pig Latin		yesay

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