yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
إنجليزي
~ 200
المعاني
0 معنى
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
مرادفات
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
أضداد
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
تراكيب شائعة
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
مواضيع
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
اسم
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
نمط الاستخدام:
a yes to [something]
مرادفات
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
أضداد
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
تراكيب شائعة
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
مواضيع
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
فعل
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
نمط الاستخدام:
to yes [someone]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
مرادفات
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
أضداد
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
تراكيب شائعة
yes someone to death
مواضيع
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- Don't just yes me—tell me what you really think.
- He yessed his boss all day just to stay out of trouble.
- Stop yessing her; she needs honest feedback.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
المقاطع والنبر
yes (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
أمثلة
- She finally said yes to the proposal.
- Don't say yes to anything before reading the details.
yes and no
1/jˈɛs ˈænd nˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
Both agree and disagree
Used when your answer is partly yes and partly no.
أمثلة
- 'Do you like your job?' 'Yes and no—it has good parts and bad parts.'
- Yes and no, because it's more complicated than that.
yes man
1/jˈɛs mˈæn/
idiom
informal
Someone who always agrees with their boss
A person who always agrees with a leader or boss without thinking for themselves.
أمثلة
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.