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   yes

   /jɛs/

   exclamation

   • 1. used to give an affirmative response: "‘Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’"
   • ▪ expressing agreement with a positive statement: "‘That was a grand evening.’ ‘Yes, it was.’"
   • ▪ asked at the end of a statement to indicate the expectation of agreement: "you think I perhaps killed Westbourne, yes?"
   • ▪ expressing contradiction of a negative statement: "‘You don't want to go.’ ‘Yes, I do.’"
   • 2. used as a response to someone addressing one or trying to attract one's attention: "‘Oh, Mr Lawrence.’ ‘Yes?’"
   • 3. used to question a remark: "‘It should be easy to check.’ ‘Oh yes? How?’"
   • 4. encouraging someone to continue speaking: "‘When you bought those photographs …’ ‘Yes?’"
   • 5. expressing great pleasure or excitement: "plenty to eat, including hot hamburger sandwiches (yes!)"
   • 6. expressing irritation or impatience: "‘Is the pain still there?’ ‘Yes, yes, damn you, the pain is always there’"

   noun

   • 1. an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting: "answering with assured and ardent yeses"

   Word Origin Old Englishgēse, gīse, probably from an unrecorded phrase meaning ‘may it be so’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYES | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   used to show that you are listening to someone, or that you are ready to listen and to give them an answer or information: "Dad." "Yes, what do you want, honey ?" Yes, can I help you? A2. used when you are disagreeing with a negative statement: "I'm not a very good cook, though." "Yes, you are - you make wonderful food !"

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryYES | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   YES meaning: 1. used to express willingness or agreement: 2. used for emphasis: 3. used to show that you are…. Learn more.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › yesYes Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of YES is —used as a function word to express assent or agreement. How to use yes in a sentence.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › yesYES Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Yes definition: (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement). See examples of YES used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishYES definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A yes is a person who has answered 'yes' to a question or who has voted in favour of something, or the answer or vote they have made. The no-votes are leading the yeses. The noes have 50 percent, the yeses 35 percent and the rest are undecided.

7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › yesyes - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 15, 2024 · Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement. It was not my fault we lost the race. Oh, yes, it was! ( humorous) Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishYES | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   YES definition: 1. used to agree with something, or to give a positive answer to something: 2. used as an answer…. Learn more.