Yes
/jɛs/ particle, interjection, noun, verb, determiner
Forms yeses yesses yessing yessed
- particle Used to show agreement or acceptance. “Yes, you are correct.”
- particle 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!”
- particle (humorous) Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct. “Do you like cake, or pie? Yes.”
- interjection An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point. “Our second goal of the match! Yes!”
- interjection Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
- interjection (interrogative) Used to ask for more information with a request. “I need some help. Yes?”
- noun An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance. “Was that a yes?”
- noun A vote of support or in favor of something. “The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".”
- verb (colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve. “Did he yes the veto?”
- verb (colloquial, intransitive) To say “yes”.
- verb (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
- determiner There is; indicating the existence of something.
- determiner Indicating the possibility or allowance of something.
Synonyms
arr ay aye yea yassuh Nautical military telecommunications: affirmative also: Thesaurus:yes affirmative ar da indeed indeedy ja oui uh-huh yass yayuh yepperoni
Antonyms
no Nautical military telecommunications: negative nay ixnay nah naw nope also: Thesaurus:no
Etymology
From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).
Webster’s 1913
Etymology [OE. yis, ýis, ýes, ýise, AS. gese, gise; probably fr. geá yea + swa so. sq. root188. See Yea, and So.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “Yes”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details