الإنجليزية

yes

gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1 الإنجليزية
~ 200
المعاني
0 معنى
interjection A1 action
1

Used to show agreement

Used to say that you agree or accept.

خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
المرادفات
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.) | certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
الأضداد
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
yes please |yes sir |say yes
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
  • 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]
المرادفات
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
الأضداد
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
a definite yes |get a yes |say a yes
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
  • 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]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
المرادفات
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
الأضداد
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
yes someone to death
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
  • 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
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
yeses noun
Related words
yeah interjection A1 yep interjection A2
Negative and opposite forms
no interjection A1
Advanced or less common
yes-man noun B2
التعبيرات

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.

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