Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent.
- noun An affirmative or consenting reply.
- noun An affirmative vote or voter.
- transitive verb To give an affirmative reply to.
- interjection Used to express great satisfaction, approval, or happiness.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A word which expresses affirmation or consent: opposed to no. It is also used, like
yea , to enforce by repetition or addition something which precedes. - [For distinction between yes and yea, no and nay, see
yea .]
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to
no .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- preposition A word used to show
agreement or acceptance. - preposition A word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
- interjection Used to express
pleasure ,joy , or greatexcitement . - noun An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- noun A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
- verb colloquial, transitive To agree with, to
affirm , toapprove . - verb slang To attempt to
flatter someone by habituallyagreeing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an affirmative
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Hi Ray,,Eric and I were just discussing EBooks the other day and although the technology is very exciting, there is something about a book, especially one that smells,,yes, yes, Eric and I smell our books.
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"_No_," if as to Taprobane in connexion with Ceylon we say both "_Yes_" and "_No_," -- not the less we come back with a reiterated "_Yes, yes, yes_," upon Ceylon as the crest and eagle's plume of the Indies, as the priceless pearl, the ruby without a flaw, and (once again we say it) as the Pandora of oriental islands.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 Various
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Salvation Army, I needn't be a martyr any longer, but should be saved at once, I would have screamed "Yes -- yes -- _yes_!"
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon Karl Anderson 1901
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Of course I said yes -- _yes_, it would be entirely proper and perfectly splendid, though they might have forgotten to put anything of the sort into books of etiquette.
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"Yes, yes, _yes_!" came the response from two score eager voices.
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Why, yes -- uneasily one answers, _yes_; but still the case records
Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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So anyway, Brooklyn was really nice, once I get back to s’pore im going to see if I can dload those pieces oh yes, and the musical was performed by just 5 pple yes
yanxious Diary Entry yanxious 2004
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"'Rolf,' I said, 'if you could say yes and no, you would be able to talk to us; now, look here! when you want to say _yes_, give us your paw _twice_, and if _no_, then give it _three_ times,' and I at once put this suggestion to an easy test, for I asked him if he would like to be spanked -- and he returned a decided _no_!
Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals Henny Kindermann
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Incredibly, you can utter the word yes virtually anywhere—from Timbuktu to a multinational space station orbiting beyond the stratosphere—and be understood.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Incredibly, you can utter the word yes virtually anywhere—from Timbuktu to a multinational space station orbiting beyond the stratosphere—and be understood.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
skipvia commented on the word yes
Submission, happiness, resignation, acquiescence, discovery...
December 19, 2007
oroboros commented on the word yes
"God says yes to me".
May 22, 2008
gangerh commented on the word yes
There's something about the word 'Yes' It just works wonders. When you speak to customers use it a lot. It's equally important to avoid the word 'no.'
'15 words that will make you money'
July 23, 2009