yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 200
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Συνώνυμα
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
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certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Αντώνυμα
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a yes to [something]
Συνώνυμα
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
Ρήμα
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to yes [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Συνώνυμα
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Αντώνυμα
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
yes someone to death
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
yes (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- '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.
Παραδείγματα
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.