yes
/yĕs/
noun
  1. An affirmative or consenting reply.
  2. An affirmative vote or voter.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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YES | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
YES definition: 1. used to express willingness or agreement: 2. used for emphasis: 3. used to show that you are…. Learn more.
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Merriam-Webster
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YES Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of YES is —used as a function word to express assent or agreement. How to use yes in a sentence.
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Dictionary.com
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YES Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Yes definition: (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement).. See examples of YES used in a sentence.
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Vocabulary.com
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Yes - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Yes is a confirmation or an affirmative — a positive reply. When you say yes to a friend's invitation to a party, it means you'll be there.
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Collins Dictionary
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YES definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
4 meanings: 1. used to express acknowledgment, affirmation, consent, agreement, or approval or to answer when one is addressed.... Click for more definitions.
Published   March 26, 2018
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Oxford English Dictionary
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yes, adv., n., & int. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Yes [1881 R.V. Yea], of the Gentiles also . Bible (King James) Romans iii. 29 ... Val. What meanes your Ladiship? Doe you not like it?
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Yes Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
YES meaning: 1 : used to give a positive answer or reply to a question, request, or offer; 2 : used to express agreement with an earlier statement or to say that statement is true
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Longman
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yes | meaning of yes in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
6 listening used to show that you are listening to someone and want them to continue ‘And so I tried phoning him ...’ ‘Yes ...’7 excited/happy used to show that you are very excited or happy about something Yes! Rivaldo’s scored again! 8 → oh yes9 emphasis used to emphasize that you mean what you have just said, even though it is surprising It took ten years – yes, ten whole years – to complete.
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Simple English Wikipedia
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Yes - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
March 27, 2025 - Yes is an English word that shows acceptance or agreement, or making a positive response or exclamation. It also has a positive meaning.
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Wiktionary
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yes - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).
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Etymonline
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Yes - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
word expressing affirmation or assent, Middle English ye, from Old English gea (West Saxon), ge (Anglian) "so, yes," from Proto-Germanic *ja-, *jai-, a word of affirmation, reconstructed to be from PIE *yam-, from pronominal stem *i- (see yon).
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TheFreeDictionary.com
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Yes - definition of yes by The Free Dictionary
Define yes. yes synonyms, yes pronunciation, yes translation, English dictionary definition of yes. adv. It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent. n. pl. yes·es also yes·ses 1. ...
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Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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yes exclamation - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Mrs Smith has just won £2 million—yes!—£2 million! used to show that you are excited or extremely pleased about something that you have done or something that has happened ... Word OriginOld English gēse, gīse, probably from an unrecorded phrase meaning ‘may it be so’.
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Wordnik
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yes - definition and meaning
yes: It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent.
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Merriam-Webster
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YES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Synonyms for YES: yeah, OK, alright, yep, aye, all right, yo, yea; Antonyms of YES: no, nay, scarcely, no way, negative, con, non placet, refusal
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Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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yes noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
When the villagers were asked if they wanted the factory to be built, the answer was a resounding yes.Topics Opinion and argumenta2 ... Word OriginOld English gēse, gīse, probably from an unrecorded phrase meaning ‘may it be so’.
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Merriam-Webster
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SAY YES Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SAY YES is to say that one accepts or agrees to something —often + to. How to use say yes in a sentence.