yes
noun/jes/
/jes/
(plural yesses, yeses
/ˈjesɪz/
/ˈjesɪz/
)- an answer that shows that you agree with an idea, a statement, etc.; a person who says ‘yes’
- I need a simple yes or no to my questions.
- There will be two ballot boxes—one for yesses and one for noes.
- I'll put you down as a yes.
- When the villagers were asked if they wanted the factory to be built, the answer was a resounding yes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- resounding
- simple
- answer
- say
- vote
- …
- vote
- with a yes
- yes to
- yes or no
Word OriginOld English gēse, gīse, probably from an unrecorded phrase meaning ‘may it be so’.
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