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. Joaquin Castro:

   Yes, we must have border security, but there is a smart and humane way to do it. And there is no way in hell that caging children is keeping us safe.

2. Donald Trump:

   If current trends continue, the last wild African elephants and rhinos will be killed before my daughter Charlotte reaches her 25th birthday, the question is: can we be bothered to do our bit? By signing this declaration, you, the leaders of some of the most important transportation companies and agencies on earth are answering with an emphatic, 'yes'.

3. Brene Brown:

   Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They’re compassionate because their boundaries keep them out of resentment.

4. Rochelle Walensky:

   Most kids will not be vaccinated or fully vaccinated before the end of this year and we're going to work on updating our school guidance, so much evolved just in This Week, both with our guidance -- with unmask if you're vaccinated -- as well as the eligibility of vaccination for 12 to 15 year olds. So yes, we do have to rapidly update our camp guidance and we're working on that right now.

5. Douglas Frank:

   It'll be a constitutional crisis. It will be a crisis. It's going to happen. It's inevitable. It's going to happen. And I'm helping that happen. Yes.

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