yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Engelska
~ 200
Betydelser
0 betydelser
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Synonymer
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Antonymer
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Ordkombinationer
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Teman
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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.
Användningsmönster:
a yes to [something]
Synonymer
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Antonymer
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Ordkombinationer
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Teman
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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.
Användningsmönster:
to yes [someone]
Vanligt misstag:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Synonymer
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Antonymer
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Ordkombinationer
yes someone to death
Teman
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
Grammatik
Grundform
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Stavelser och betoning
yes (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Ordfamilj
Uttryck
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- '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.
Exempel
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.