Synonyms for yes
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : yes |
| Phonetic Transcription : yɛs |
Top 10 synonyms for yes Other synonyms for the word yes
Définition of yes
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.
- adv agreed
- Yes—I'm hungry for both, and some of those funny little cakes.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Yes, dearest Philothea; but not till she had first told me of her own marriage with Geta.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Yes, and that young shrimp that was talkin' about 'vintages' and 'trouserings.'
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- What you say in New York—'a damned fine old family,' yes, is it not?
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Yes, the bathing-suit does have little touches of red, and red—but this will never do.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Yes, Stephen himself it was, who had quietly walked into the court.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- "Yes," said the captain, drawing from his pocket a large wallet.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Until that ecstasy of release should come, he would do his duty,—yes, his duty.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Yes, Chatterton does; for you may depend on it, by this time he's found out who she is.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- "Yes," said Dick, staring in front of him and speaking in a dull, even voice.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
Antonyms for yes
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