yes

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See also: þes

Translingual

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Symbol

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yes

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yeskwa.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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yes

  1. 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.
  2. 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!
  3. (humorous) Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
    Do you like cake, or pie?
    Yes.

Usage notes

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  • 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 not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table below.

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Antonyms

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Coordinate terms

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  • (expression of agreement or acceptance): nod

Derived terms

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Translations

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Interjection

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yes

  1. An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
    Antonym: no
    Our second goal of the match! Yes!
  2. Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
  3. (interrogative) Used to ask for more information with a request.
    I need some help.
    Yes?

Translations

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Noun

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yes (plural yeses or yesses)

  1. An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
    Synonyms: aye, yea, nod
    Antonyms: no, nay
    Was that a yes?
  2. A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
    Synonyms: aye, yea
    Antonym: nay
    The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

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Verb

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yes (third-person singular simple present yesses or yeses, present participle yessing, simple past and past participle yessed)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve.
    Synonyms: agree, consent, nod
    Did he yes the veto?
    • 1972 Oct, John Barth, “Perseid”, in Harper's Magazine, page 79:
      "That's really what you wanted?" I yessed both; ...
  2. (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

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Anagrams

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Asturian

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Verb

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yes

  1. second-person singular present indicative of ser

Coatepec Nahuatl

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Noun

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yes

  1. blood.

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English yes.

Interjection

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yes

  1. (colloquial) Expression of triumph, vehement approval, etc.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English yes.

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yes

  1. (colloquial) yay (exclamation of happiness or enthusiasm)
    Synonyms: joepie, jippie, (archaic) hoezee, (archaic) joechei

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English yes.

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Interjection

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yes

  1. (chiefly North America, colloquial) yes!
    Synonym: oui

Ido

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Etymology

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From Esperanto jes, from English yes.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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yes

  1. yes
    Antonym: no

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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yes (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of is (“ice”)

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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yes

  1. Alternative form of yis (“yes”)

Etymology 3

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Determiner

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yes

  1. (East Anglia) Alternative form of þes (“these”)

Etymology 4

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Noun

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yes

  1. (Late Middle English) plural of ye (“eye”)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝes/ [ˈɟ͡ʝes]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃes/ [ˈʃes]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒes/ [ˈʒes]

  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: yes

Noun

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yes f pl

  1. plural of ye

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English yes.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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yes

  1. (colloquial) yes
    Yes, det stämmer
    Yep, that's correct
    Yes! Där satt den! Rätt upp i krysset.
    Yes! Nailed it! ["There (just now) it sat!" (where I wanted it – the goal in this case – also used more abstractly for "You've got it!" and the like) – colloquial] Straight into the top corner.

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Tocharian B

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Pronoun

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yes

  1. you (plural), you all

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English yes.

Particle

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yes

  1. yes (word used to show agreement or acceptance)

Interjection

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yes

  1. yes (used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement)
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