# yes

Pronunciation: say "YES" /jɛs/

## Particle

1. Used to give an affirmative answer, express agreement or acceptance, or insist that something is true when it has been denied.
   - Simple: Used to agree, accept, or say something is true, even when someone has said it is not.
   - _Yes, that's exactly what I meant when I raised the issue._
   - _"Would you like some more coffee?" "Yes, please, but just half a cup."_
9. A humorous reply treating a question that expects a single choice as if every option were acceptable.
   - Simple: A joking answer that picks every option in a question instead of choosing one.
   - _"Tea, coffee, or hot chocolate?" "Yes," she said with a straight face._
   - _Offered the window seat or the aisle, he just answered, "Yes."_

## Noun

2. An affirmative answer or decision, including a vote cast in favor of something.
   - Simple: An answer that agrees or accepts, or a vote for something.
   - _He gave a reluctant yes after several minutes of persuasion._
   - _The survey recorded far more yeses than the planners had expected._

## Adverb

3. Used partway through a statement for emphasis, or to lead into a stronger word or a further point that is often surprising.
   - Simple: Used in the middle of a sentence to make a point stronger or to add a stronger or surprising idea.
   - _It was a good performance, yes, a brilliant one._
   - _She had read every book in the library, yes, every single one._

## Verb

4. To answer yes, or to agree to or approve something. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To say yes, or to agree to something.
8. To flatter someone by habitually agreeing with whatever they say or want. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To keep agreeing with someone just to please them.
   - _His advisers yessed him to death, and nobody warned him the plan would fail._
   - _A boss surrounded by people who yes him all day never hears bad news._

## Interjection

5. A shout of pleasure or approval, usually written with an exclamation point.
   - Simple: A word you shout when you are happy or excited about something.
   - _Yes! That last-minute goal sent the whole stadium roaring._
   - _The moment the printer finally worked, he threw his arms up and shouted, "Yes!"_
6. Tacked onto a statement as a brief question, asking the person addressed to agree or confirm it.
   - Simple: Said as a short question after a sentence to ask someone to agree or say it is true.
   - _So the report is due on Friday, yes?_
   - _You've read the contract and you're happy with the terms, yes?_
7. Said, usually as a question, in response to being addressed or approached, showing that one is listening or inviting the person to say what they want.
   - Simple: Said as 'Yes?' when someone calls you or comes to you, to ask what they want.
   - _"Professor Lin?" "Yes?" he answered, glancing toward the doorway._
   - _She heard her name over the intercom and answered with a prompt "Yes?"_

## Origin

From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese ('by all means, yes'), apparently formed from ġēa ('yes', the ancestor of yea) and sīe ('may it be'), so roughly 'so be it'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/yes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).