yes

From Middle English yes, yis, from Old English ġēse, ġīse, ġȳse, *ġīese (“yes, of course, so be it”), equivalent to ġēa (“yes", "so”) + sī(e) (“may it be”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Compare yea.

• IPA^(key): /jɛs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛs

yes

1. 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.

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2. 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!

• 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.

• 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

• (expression of agreement or acceptance): nod

yes!

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

   Our second goal of the match! Yes!

   Antonym: no

2. Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.

yes (plural yeses or yesses)

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

   Was that a yes?

   Synonyms: aye, yea, nod

   Antonyms: no, nay

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: aye, yea

   Antonym: nay

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

1. (colloquial, transitive) to agree with, affirm, approve.

   Did he yes the veto?

   • 1972 Oct, Barth, John, “Perseid”, in Harper's Magazine, page 79:

     "That's really what you wanted?" I yessed both; ...

   Synonyms: agree, consent, nod

2. (slang) to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

• yee

• Sey., Sye, eys

yes

1. second-person singular present indicative of ser

Borrowed from English yes.

yes

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

From English yes.

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• Rhymes: -ɛs

yes

1. (colloquial) yay

   Synonym: jee

From English yes.

• IPA^(key): /jɛs/

yes

1. (chiefly Quebec, colloquial) yes!

   Synonym: oui

From Esperanto jes, from English yes.

• IPA^(key): /jes/

yes

1. yes

   Antonym: no

yes (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of is (“ice”)

yes

1. yes

   Antonym: no

• IPA^(key): /ɟ͡ʝes/

yes

1. plural of ye

From English yes.

yes

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

yes

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