yes
exclamation
[ jɛs ]
• used to give an affirmative response.
• "‘Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’"
Similar:
all right,
alright,
very well,
of course,
by all means,
sure,
certainly,
absolutely,
indeed,
affirmative,
in the affirmative,
agreed,
roger,
aye,
aye aye,
yeah,
yah,
yep,
yup,
uh-huh,
okay,
OK,
okey-dokey,
okey-doke,
achcha,
righto,
righty-ho,
surely,
yea,
• used as a response to someone addressing one or trying to attract one's attention.
• "‘Oh, Mr Lawrence.’ ‘Yes?’"
• used to question a remark.
• "‘It should be easy to check.’ ‘Oh yes? How?’"
• encouraging someone to continue speaking.
• "‘When you bought those photographs …’ ‘Yes?’"
• expressing great pleasure or excitement.
• "plenty to eat, including hot hamburger sandwiches (yes!)"
• expressing irritation or impatience.
• "‘Is the pain still there?’ ‘Yes, yes, damn you, the pain is always there’"
yes
noun
• an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting.
• "answering with assured and ardent yeses"
Origin:
Old English gēse, gīse, probably from an unrecorded phrase meaning ‘may it be so’.
yes and no
• partly and partly not.
• "‘Did it come as a surprise to you?’ ‘Yes and no.’"
