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See also:yés,yɛ́s,andþes
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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping ofEnglishYeskwa.

Symbol

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yes

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forYeskwa.

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English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishyes, fromOld Englishġīese(“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root asyea. CompareFaroesejúsá(“yes, indeed, certainly”).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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yes

  1. Used to showagreement or acceptance.
    Yes, you are correct.
    Yes, you may go play outside now.
    Yes, sir, we have your package right here.
  2. Used to indicatedisagreement ordissent in reply to a negative statement.
    It was not my fault we lost the race.
    Oh,yes, it was!
  3. (humorous)Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
    Do you like cake, or pie?
    Yes.
    (The addition ofquotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Usage notes

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  • In Old and Middle English,yes was a more forceful affirmative thanyea.
  • An example ofyes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondentdoes want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table below.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Coordinate terms

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  • (expression of agreement or acceptance):nod

Derived terms

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Translations

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word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
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Interjection

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yes

  1. An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
    Antonym:no
    Our second goal of the match!Yes!
  2. Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
  3. (interrogative)Used to ask for more information with a request.
    I need some help.
    Yes?

Translations

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expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement—see alsoyay
response that confirms attention
response that asks for more information about a request

Noun

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yes (pluralyesesoryesses)

  1. An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
    Synonyms:aye,yea,nod
    Antonyms:no,nay
    Was that ayes?
    • 1913,Edgar Rice Burroughs,The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published1963, page121:
      Yet a woman’s “yes” would have bound him to that other life forever, and made the thought of this savage existence repulsive.
  2. A vote of support or in favor of something.
    Synonyms:aye,yea
    Antonyms:nay,no
    The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

Translations

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answer that shows agreement or acceptance
vote of support

Verb

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yes (third-person singular simple presentyesesoryesses,present participleyessing,simple past and past participleyessed)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To agree with,affirm,approve.
    Synonyms:agree,consent,nod
    Did heyes the veto?
    • 1972 Oct, John Barth, “Perseid”, inHarper's Magazine, page79:
      "That's really what you wanted?" Iyessed both; ...
  2. (colloquial, intransitive) To say“yes”.
    • 1923 February 25, “Going Up!”, inSunday State Journal, Lincoln, Neb.,→ISSN,→OCLC,page12—B, column 2:
      The next day another writer asked us: “Didja hear about So-and-So? Got two hundred and fifty bucks for an idea!” We “yessed” and went our way.
    • 1994, Malcolm Ross, “Part Three: The New Woman”, inKernow & Daughter, London:BCA,→ISBN,page293:
      “Heaven knows why a woman ‘Noes’!” / Clarrie nodded glumly. “And why she ‘Yesses’ in the end.”
    • 2005, Tyree Campbell, chapter 11, inNyx, Cedar Rapids, Ia.: Sam’s Dot Publishing,page93:
      "[…] Are you—?" / ". . . all right?" / Weyessed simultaneously. / "At least, I think so."
  3. (slang) To attempt toflatter someone by habituallyagreeing

Derived terms

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Translations

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to affirm
attempt to flatter by agreeing

Determiner

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yes

  1. (humorous)Countering astatement using thedeterminerno:
    1. There is;indicating theexistence of something.
      • 1997 July 9, Marky J, “No Games? …Yes games!!”, inrec.games.video.nintendo‎[1] (Usenet), archived fromthe original on5 December 2025:
        Have you heard this before? "Nintendo 64 has no games!" Well, I did a little researching, and here's what I found:[…]
      • 1997 December 15,=^.^=, “No water...”, inalt.home.repair‎[2] (Usenet), archived fromthe original on5 December 2025:
        [Message header:] No water...YES WATER! / We have water again!
      • 2003 February 26, jack, “discussion”, inne.weather‎[3] (Usenet), archived fromthe original on31 January 2026:
        >> What a silly question, you, momma and the cats.
        >
        > No cats and she's off-topic here, pest.
        Yes cats 4 of them to be exact.
      • 2005 December 1, shadow, “Christians in alt.atheism are going to HELL”, inalt.atheism‎[4] (Usenet), archived fromthe original on5 December 2025:
        > >sure. try faking it. you better be good at it, atheist.
        >
        > No need Christian.
        yes need atheist.
    2. Indicating thepossibility orallowance of something.
      • 1973,William Stafford, “Having Become a Writer: Some Reflections”, inNorthwest Review, volume XIII, Eugene, Ore.:University of Oregon,→ISSN,→OCLC,page91:
        When our family left graduate school, it was in a cocoon of our own feelings, with college life behind us and the boys excitedly talking about what was “behead of us,” and our car avoiding no parking signs but aiming for “yes parking.”
      • 2000 February 1, Fulmination, “Brier”, inrec.pets.dogs.behavior‎[5] (Usenet), archived fromthe original on31 January 2026:
        I lived in a no-pets apartment in a house. And my boyfriend and I broke up (that's another installment, too!), and I grabbed the dog, who was always mine, anyway. And my landlord agreed that it was ayes-pets apartment shortly afterward.
      • 2010 November 11,Adam Nagourney, “Las Vegas Casinos Are a Last Bastion for Smokers”, inThe New York Times‎[6], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on19 October 2011:
        Smoking is banned in restaurants, shops, public hallways and other nongambling parts of casinos; yet it is hard to tell where the no-smoking area ends and theyes-smoking area begins.

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Anagrams

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Asturian

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Verb

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yes

  1. second-personsingularpresentindicative ofser

Coatepec Nahuatl

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Noun

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yes

  1. blood

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishyes.

Interjection

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yes

  1. (colloquial)Expression of triumph, vehement approval, etc.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishyes.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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yes

  1. (colloquial)yay(exclamation of happiness or enthusiasm)
    Synonyms:joepie,jippie,(archaic)hoezee,(archaic)joechei

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishyes.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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yes

  1. (chiefly North America, colloquial)yes!
    Synonym:oui

Ido

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Etymology

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FromEsperantojes, fromEnglishyes.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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yes

  1. yes
    Antonym:no

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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yes (uncountable)

  1. alternative form ofis(“ice”)

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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yes

  1. alternative form ofyis(“yes”)

Etymology 3

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Determiner

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yes

  1. (East Anglia)alternative form ofþes(“these”)

Etymology 4

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Noun

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yes

  1. (Late Middle English)plural ofye(“eye”)

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishyes.Doublet ofiá.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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yes!

  1. (colloquial)yes;yeah;expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement
    Synonym:isso!

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʝes/[ˈɟ͡ʝes]

  • Rhymes:-es
  • Syllabification:yes

Etymology 1

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishyes.

Interjection

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yes

  1. (colloquial)yes

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Noun

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yes f pl

  1. plural ofye

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishyes.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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yes

  1. (colloquial)yes
    Yes, det stämmer
    Yep, that's correct
    Yes! Där satt den! Rätt upp i krysset.
    Yes! Nailed it! ["There (just now) it sat!" (where I wanted it – the goal in this case – also used more abstractly for "You've got it!" and the like) – colloquial] Straight into the top corner.

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Tocharian B

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Pronoun

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yes

  1. you (plural),you all

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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FromEnglishyes.

Particle

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yes

  1. yes(word used to show agreement or acceptance)

Interjection

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yes

  1. yes(used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement)
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