yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Engleză
~ 200
Sensuri
0 sensuri
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Sinonime
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Antonime
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Colocații
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Teme
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
Substantiv
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
Tipar de utilizare:
a yes to [something]
Sinonime
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Antonime
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Colocații
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Teme
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
Verb
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
Tipar de utilizare:
to yes [someone]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Sinonime
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Antonime
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Colocații
yes someone to death
Teme
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Silabe și accent
yes (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- '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.
Exemple
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.