yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
אנגלית
~ 200
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
מילים נרדפות
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
הפכים
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
צירופים
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
נושאים
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
שם עצם
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
תבנית שימוש:
a yes to [something]
מילים נרדפות
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
הפכים
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
צירופים
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
נושאים
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
פועל
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
תבנית שימוש:
to yes [someone]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
מילים נרדפות
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
הפכים
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
צירופים
yes someone to death
נושאים
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
הברות והטעמה
yes (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- '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.
דוגמאות
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.