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1. (adv.) yes
(used to express affirmation or agreement or to emphasize a previous statement):
Do you want that? Yes, I do.
2. yes
(used to express disagreement with a negative statement or command):
You can't do that! Oh yes I can!
3. yes
(used interrogatively to express uncertainty, curiosity, etc.):
“Yes?” he said as he opened the door.
4. yes
(used to express polite interest or attention.)
5. (n.) yes
an affirmative reply or vote.
6. (v.t.) yes
to give an affirmative reply to; give assent or approval to.
7. (interj.) yes
(used as a strong expression of joy, pleasure, or approval.)
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME yes, yis, OE gēse, prob. from gēayea+sī be it)
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| Definition of 'Yes' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) yes
an affirmative
"I was hoping for a yes"
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1. (adverb) yes
indicates agreement or a positive answer
"Do you think he's guilty?" "Yes, I'm sure he is."; "Would you like some chocolate?" "Yes please."
2. yes
indicates disagreement with a negative statement
"You're not allowed to watch that show." "Yes I am!"
3. yes
indicates you have heard sb who is calling you
"Dad?" "Yes? What do you need?"
4. (noun) yes
an expression or vote of agreement
We asked ten people, and there wasn't a single yes.
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| Definition of 'Yes' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) Yes
ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to no
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Sense: used to express agreement or consent
Yes, that is true; Yes, you may go.
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 Afrikaans: ja |
 Arabic: نَعَم |
 Bulgarian: да |
 Brazilian: sim |
 Czech: ano |
 German: ja |
 Danish: ja |
 Greek: ναι |
 Spanish: sí |
 Estonian: jah |
 Farsi: بله |
 Finnish: kyllä |
 French: oui |
 Hebrew: כֵּן |
 Hindi: हां, किन्तु, हां-हां |
 Croatian: da |
 Hungarian: igen |
 Indonesian: ya |
 Icelandic: já |
 Italian: si |
 Japanese: はい |
 Korean: 「예」라는 말[대답], 긍정, 승낙의 말 |
 Lithuanian: taip |
 Latvian: jā |
 Malay: ya |
 Dutch: ja |
 Norwegian: ja, jo |
 Polish: tak |
 Persian: بله |
 Pashto: هو، هو ويل |
 Portuguese: sim |
 Romanian: da |
 Russian: да |
 Slovak: áno |
 Slovenian: da |
 Serbian: da |
 Swedish: ja, jo |
 Thai: ครับ; ค่ะ; จ้ะ; ขอรับ |
 Turkish: evet |
 Taiwanese: (表示贊同) 是的 |
 Ukrainian: так |
 Urdu: اثبات میں جواب |
 Vietnamese: vâng; có; dạ |
 Chinese: （表示肯定）是的 |
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