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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : yes
Phonetic Transcription : yɛs



Definition of yeses

Origin :
  • Old English gise, gese "so be it!," probably from gea, ge "so" (see yea) + si "be it!," third person imperative of beon "to be" (see be). Originally stronger than simple yea. Used in Shakespeare mainly as an answer to negative questions. Yes-man is first recorded 1912, American English.
  • As in nod : noun gesture of the head
  • As in okay : noun agreement
  • As in acceptance : noun agreement, taking
  • As in yea : noun affirmative
  • As in OK : noun acceptance
  • As in consent : noun agreement; concession
  • As in subscribe : verb agree
  • As in acquiesce : verb agree with some reluctance
  • As in consent : verb agree
  • As in agree : verb be in unison, assent with another
  • As in grovel : verb abase, demean oneself
Example sentences :
  • These yeses were accompanied by the emphatic tapping on the paper.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • Thenceforward his Imperial Highness used to send Zeitz to me whenever he had any yeses or noes.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II. » by Catherine II, Empress of Russia

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