yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Английски
~ 200
Значения
0 значения
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Синоними
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Антоними
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Колокации
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Теми
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Примери за учащи
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
Съществително
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
Модел на употреба:
a yes to [something]
Синоними
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Антоними
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Колокации
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Теми
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
Примери за учащи
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
Глагол
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
Модел на употреба:
to yes [someone]
Честа грешка:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Синоними
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Антоними
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Колокации
yes someone to death
Теми
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
Граматика
Речникова форма
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Срички и ударение
yes (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Семейство думи
Изрази
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- '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.
Примери
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.