yes

Plural

yeses

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

   • Yet a woman’s “yes” would have bound him to that other life forever, and made the thought of this savage existence repulsive.

2. 2.A vote of support or in favor of something.

   • The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

Part

Particle

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A word with a grammatical role but little meaning of its own, often paired with a verb in a phrasal verb.

1. 1.Used to show agreement or acceptance.

   • Yes, you may go play outside now.
   • Yes, sir, we have your package right here.
   • Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy?, Yes, I’m busy.

2. 2.Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.

3. 3.Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.(humorous)

Intj

Interjection

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A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

1. 1.An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.

   • Our second goal of the match! Yes!

2. 2.Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.

3. 3.Used to ask for more information with a request.

Overall

Very common· #175

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Very common

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Uncommon