Definition of YES

yes

Plural: yeses, yesses

Noun

  • an affirmative
    • "I was hoping for a yes"
  • An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  • A vote of support or in favor of something.

Particle

  • Used to show agreement or acceptance.
  • Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
  • Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.

Intj

  • An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
  • Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
  • Used to ask for more information with a request.

Verb

Verb Forms: yessed, yessing, yesses, yeses

  • To give an affirmative reply to; to agree or assent.
  • To agree with, affirm, approve.
  • To say “yes”.
  • To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

Examples

  • Did he yes the veto?
  • Do you like cake, or pie? Yes.
  • He had to YES the challenge, even though he wasn’t entirely sure his word was valid.
  • I need some help. Yes?
  • It was not my fault we lost the race. Oh, yes, it was!
  • Our second goal of the match! Yes!
  • The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
  • Was that a yes?
  • Yes, sir, we have your package right here.
  • Yes, you are correct.
  • Yes, you may go play outside now.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).

Synonyms

Nautical, See Thesaurus:wow, See Thesaurus:yay, affirmative, agree, ahuh, also: Thesaurus:yes, ar, arr, ay, aye, consent, da, indeed, indeedy, ja, mhm, military, nod, oui, telecommunications: affirmative, uh huh, uh-huh, ya, yah, yass, yassuh, yayuh, ye-es, yea, yeah, yeh, yep, yepperoni, yeppers, yeppity, yer, yes, yesh, yessiree, yessum, yiss, yup, yuppers, yuppity, yus

Antonyms

no, Nautical, also: Thesaurus:no, ixnay, military, nah, naw, nay, nope, telecommunications: negative

Scrabble Score: 6

yes: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
yes: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yes: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

yes: valid Words With Friends Word