yes
(used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement): Do you want that? Yes, I do.
(used to express an emphatic contradiction of a previously negative statement or command): Don't do that! Oh, yes I will!
(used, usually interrogatively, to express hesitation, uncertainty, curiosity, etc.): “Yes?” he said as he opened the door. That was a marvelous show! Yes?
(used to express polite or minimal interest or attention.)
an affirmative reply.
to give an affirmative reply to; give assent or approval to.
(used as a strong expression of joy, pleasure, or approval.)
Origin of yes
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How to use yes in a sentence
There were many times when I said yes—I yessed him to death, and did as I pleased.
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British Dictionary definitions for yes
/ (jɛs) /
used to express acknowledgment, affirmation, consent, agreement, or approval or to answer when one is addressed
used, often with interrogative intonation, to signal someone to speak or keep speaking, enter a room, or do something
an answer or vote of yes
(often plural) a person who votes in the affirmative
Origin of yes
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