yes
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See also: þes
Translingual
[edit]Symbol
[edit]yes
See also
[edit]English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea.
Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]yes
- 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.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- 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!
- (humorous) Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
- Do you like cake, or pie?
Yes.
Usage notes
[edit]- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- 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
Antonyms
[edit]- Standard form: no
- Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative
- Dialect or archaic forms: nay
- Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope
- See also: Thesaurus:no
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (expression of agreement or acceptance): nod
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
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word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
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Interjection
[edit]yes
- An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
- Antonym: no
- Our second goal of the match! Yes!
- Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
- (interrogative) Used to ask for more information with a request.
- I need some help.
Yes?
Translations
[edit]expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement — see also yay
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response that confirms attention
response that asks for more information about a request
Noun
[edit]- An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
Translations
[edit]answer that shows agreement or acceptance
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vote of support
Verb
[edit]yes (third-person singular simple present yesses or yeses, present participle yessing, simple past and past participle yessed)
- (colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve.
- 1972 Oct, John Barth, “Perseid”, in Harper's Magazine, page 79:
- "That's really what you wanted?" I yessed both; ...
- (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to affirm
attempt to flatter by agreeing
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[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Asturian
[edit]Verb
[edit]yes
Coatepec Nahuatl
[edit]Noun
[edit]yes
Danish
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[edit]Interjection
[edit]yes
- (colloquial) Expression of triumph, vehement approval, etc.
Dutch
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]yes
- (colloquial) yay (exclamation of happiness or enthusiasm)
French
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]yes
- (chiefly North America, colloquial) yes!
- Synonym: oui
Ido
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Esperanto jes, from English yes.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]yes
Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]yes (uncountable)
- Alternative form of is (“ice”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Interjection
[edit]yes
- Alternative form of yis (“yes”)
Etymology 3
[edit]Determiner
[edit]yes
- (East Anglia) Alternative form of þes (“these”)
Etymology 4
[edit]Noun
[edit]yes
- (Late Middle English) plural of ye (“eye”)
Spanish
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[edit]
- Rhymes: -es
- Syllabification: yes
Noun
[edit]yes f pl
Swedish
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[edit]Interjection
[edit]yes
- (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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[edit]Tocharian B
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]yes
See also
[edit]Tok Pisin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Particle
[edit]yes
- yes (word used to show agreement or acceptance)
Interjection
[edit]yes
- yes (used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement)
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