Pronunciation
- IPA: /jɛs/
- A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
- Yes, you are correct.
- Yes, you may go play outside now.
- Yes, sir, we have your package right here.
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- Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy? — Yes, I’m busy.
- Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy? — Yes, I’m busy.
- A word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
- It was not my fault we lost the race.
Oh, yes, it was!
- It was not my fault we lost the race.
- (internet slang)(informal) Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
- Do you like cake or pie?
yes
- Do you like cake or pie?
- Dialect or archaic forms: arr, ay, aye, yea, yassuh
- Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative
- Colloquial or slang forms: ya, yah, yeah, yeh, yep, yeppers, yup, yuppers, yus, ahuh, mhm, uh huh.
- See also: Thesaurus:yes
- Standard form: no
- Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative
- Dialect or archaic forms: nay
- Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope
- See also: Thesaurus:no
- Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
- Our second goal of the match! Yes!
- Antonyms: no
- Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
yes (plural yeses or yesses)
- An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- Was that a yes?
- Synonyms: aye, yea, nod
- Antonyms: no, nay
- 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: aye, yea
- Antonyms: nay
yes (yeses, present participle yessing; past and past participle yessed)
- (colloquial, transitive) to agree with, affirm, approve.
- Did he yes the veto?
- Synonyms: agree, consent, nod
- (slang) to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
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