What does yes mean?
Definitions for yes
yɛsyes
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word yes.
Princeton's WordNet
yesnoun
an affirmative
"I was hoping for a yes"
Wiktionary
yesnoun
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Was that a yes?
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".
yesverb
To agree with, to affirm, to approve.
yesverb
To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.
yesadverb
A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
yesadverb
A word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
yesinterjection
Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
Our second goal of the match! Yes!
Etymology: yes, yis from ġēse, ġȳse, ġīse "yes, of course, so be it", equivalent to gea + sie. Compare yea.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Yesadverb
ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to no
Etymology: [OE. yis, is, es, ise, AS. gese, gise; probably fr. ge yea + sw so. 188. See Yea, and So.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Yes
yes, adv. ay: a word of affirmation or consent. [A.S. gise, gese—geá, yea, sý, let it be.]
Editors Contribution
yesadverb
common definition: It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent. May also mean: To give an affirmative answer in order to satisfy, mollify, or placate a person. It does not imply actual agreement
Common: Used to express assent or agreement are you ready? Yes, I am Used to introduce correction or contradiction of a negative assertion or direction don't say that! Yes, I will Used to introduce a more emphatic or explicit phrase Other: 1. He clearly wasn't listening so I just yessed him. 2. I figured yessing him was the fastest way to get him to leave.
Submitted by Jmcd565 on October 28, 2024
Suggested Resources
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YES
What does YES stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the YES acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'yes' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #410
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'yes' in Written Corpus Frequency: #47
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Anagrams for yes »
sye
sey
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of yes in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of yes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of yes in a Sentence
Yes, it is activating the core and improving stability and balance but there’s limited evidence on whether it makes the healthy person stronger or faster.
Yes you read that correctly, two homicide suspects, charged, out of custody, our community deserves better, the victim’s family deserve [sic] better. The taking of someone’s life is the ultimate crime. The system has failed.
This is one metal I'm feeling distinctly uncomfortable about. You have to conclude that demand is very weak, yes, you've had a surge of production out of Myanmar in the past couple of years, but shipments out of Indonesia, the dominant supplier, have been very low.
When President Donald Trump asks for something that's good for President Donald Trump and bad for Florida, I know what I'll do. I'll say no, and we all know what Rick Scott will do. Rick Scott'll say yes.
No, facts are not in the eye of the beholder, yes it is -- yes they are. Nowadays they are.
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Translations for yes
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- ааи, аиеиAbkhaz
- jaAfrikaans
- نعم, بَلىArabic
- bəliAzerbaijani
- эйеBashkir
- так, даBelarusian
- даBulgarian
- হ্যাঁ, জিBengali
- síCatalan, Valencian
- хӏаъChechen
- sì, ièCorsican
- jo, anoCzech
- ja, joDanish
- Ja, dochGerman
- ναιGreek
- jesEsperanto
- sí, por el contrario, aceptar, a favorSpanish
- jahEstonian
- baiBasque
- بله, آره, چراPersian
- jaa, kyllä, vahvistaa, myönnellä, kylläpäsFinnish
- ia, ioFijian
- jú, jaFaroese
- oui, siFrench
- jaWestern Frisian
- seaIrish
- siGalician
- כֵּן, יש!, דווקא כןHebrew
- जी, जी हाँ, हाँHindi
- igen, de igenHungarian
- այո, հաArmenian
- yaIndonesian
- yesIdo
- já, júIcelandic
- sìItalian
- כןHebrew
- ええ, よし, うん, いいえ, やった, はいJapanese
- ურა, კი, თანხმობა, ჰო, დიახ, ხო, ვაშაGeorgian
- иәKazakh
- aapKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ច៎ា, អឺ, បាទ, អើKhmer
- ಹೌದುKannada
- 네, 아니요, 예Korean
- макул, ообаKyrgyz
- ita, yesLatin
- joLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- yeeGanda
- ແມ່ນ, ແມ່ນແລ້ວLao
- taipLithuanian
- jāLatvian
- āeMāori
- даMacedonian
- ശരിMalayalam
- тиймMongolian
- ya, ha'ahMalay
- ivaMaltese
- ဟုတ်ကဲ့, အင်းBurmese
- ja, wel, toch, jawelDutch
- ja, jo, yesNorwegian
- aooʼNavajo, Navaho
- òcOccitan
- оOssetian, Ossetic
- ਹਾਂPanjabi, Punjabi
- ależ tak, owszem, tak, noPolish
- هوPashto, Pushto
- sim, a favor, afirmativo, é!Portuguese
- ariQuechua
- ea, hai, bainschi hei, bagn, bainschi hai, gie, bein, gea, schi, bain, gea bagn, hei, bainschiRomansh
- daRomanian
- ещё как, так, напро́тив, да, наоборо́тRussian
- आं, एवंSanskrit
- eiSardinian
- da, to!, даSerbo-Croatian
- ඔවුSinhala, Sinhalese
- no, hej, ánoSlovak
- to!, dà, jáSlovene
- ioeSamoan
- haaSomali
- poAlbanian
- ja, joSwedish
- ndiyoSwahili
- ஆமாம்Tamil
- ఔను, అవునుTelugu
- ори, бале, ҳаTajik
- ถูก, ค่ะ, ใช่, อืม, ครับ, ถูกต้องThai
- hawaTurkmen
- opo, ooTagalog
- ioTonga (Tonga Islands)
- evetTurkish
- әйеTatar
- ھەئەUyghur, Uighur
- такUkrainian
- ہاں, جی ہاں, جیUrdu
- ha, boʻptiUzbek
- phải, ờ, được, ừ, vâng, có chứ, được chứ, dạ, có, rồiVietnamese
- siVolapük
- awè, åy, oyi, siyaWalloon
- eweXhosa
- יאָYiddish
- 是Chinese
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