Used to show agreement or acceptance.
Yes, you are correct.
Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
It was not my fault we lost the race. Oh, yes, it was!
Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
Do you like cake, or pie? Yes.
An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
Our second goal of the match! Yes!
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Was that a yes?
In response to a statement using the determiner no: there is; used to indicate the existence of something.
Have you heard this before? "Nintendo 64 has no games!" Well, I did a little researching, and here's what I found: […]
plural of Ye
From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).
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Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
Used to ask for more information with a request.
I need some help. Yes?
To say “yes”.
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.
To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing