Definitions for YES
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 4 votes

1. yesnoun

   an affirmative

   "I was hoping for a yes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. yesnoun

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

   Was that a yes?

2. yesnoun

   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".

3. yesverb

   To agree with, to affirm, to approve.

4. yesverb

   To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.

5. yesadverb

   A word used to show agreement or acceptance.

6. yesadverb

   A word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.

7. yesinterjection

   Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.

   Our second goal of the match! Yes!

8. Etymology: yes, yis from ġēse, ġȳse, ġīse "yes, of course, so be it", equivalent to gea + sie. Compare yea.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yesadverb

   A term of affirmation; the affirmative particle opposed to no.

   Etymology: gise , Saxon.

   This were a fit speech for a general in the head of an army, when going to battle: yes, and it is no less fit speech in the head of a council, upon a deliberation of entrance into a war. Francis Bacon.

   Yes, you despise the man to books confin’d,
   Who from his study rails at human kind,
   Though what he learns he speaks. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yes

   Yes (stylized YES) is a song by Dutch DJ Sam Feldt. It features American R&B singer Akon, was written by Sam Feldt, Thomas Troelsen, Lunchmoney Lewis, and S. Martin and produced by Feldt alongside Troelsen and Kaj Melsen. It was released on 10 August 2017 as the lead single from Feldt's upcoming debut album Sunrise.

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1. Yes

   Yes is an affirmative response given to affirm or confirm something that has been asked, offered, or suggested. It indicates agreement, approval, or consent to a particular statement, question, or proposal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Yesadverb

   ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to no

2. Etymology: [OE. yis, is, es, ise, AS. gese, gise; probably fr. ge yea + sw so. 188. See Yea, and So.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Yes

   yes, adv. ay: a word of affirmation or consent. [A.S. gise, gese—geá, yea, sý, let it be.]

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1. yes

   Song lyrics by yes -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by yes on the Lyrics.com website.

2. YES

   What does YES stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the YES acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. YES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yes is ranked #145220 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Yes surname appeared 114 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Yes.
   
   53.5% or 61 total occurrences were White.
   33.3% or 38 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.2% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
   4.3% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Affirmative

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'YES' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #410

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'YES' in Written Corpus Frequency: #47

Anagrams for YES »

1. sye

2. sey

How to pronounce YES?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say YES in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of YES in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of YES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of YES in a Sentence

1. Takumi Fujimoto:

   Nothing specific has been decided yet, but if I'm chosen, then, yes, I will do it, this may never happen again.

2. Mrunal Thakur:

   There were a couple of scenes which were really difficult... There was a point where I told Tabrez I can't do it, he was like: 'Just remember the girls whom you met in Kolkata. And don't you want to make sure that — don't you want to do something good? If you can be the voice for these voiceless girls, even if one girl is saved after watching this film, don't you think that would be a great achievement?' And I was like: 'Yes.' So that's what kept me moving.

3. Alexandra Block:

   There's so much weaselly language about how officers should you know, consider the totality of the circumstances or consider alternatives to chasing people, but there aren't enough black and white rules that officers must follow, and so you get officers in the split-second decision-making circumstances where if they haven't been trained on either yes chase somebody, or don't chase somebody under a circumstance, they are likely to make a wrong decision.

4. Charles Grant:

   The more he makes these concessions and the longer he delays clearly coming out for a 'Yes', the more that damages his reputation and credibility with his EU partners and the less likely they are to help him get a good deal.

5. Yarnell Sampson:

   He showed respect for others, he was still saying sir and yes ma'am in 2022.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=YES
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yes
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=YES
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/YES
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=YES
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html