yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 200
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
పర్యాయపదాలు
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
పదకలయికలు
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
విషయాలు
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a yes to [something]
పర్యాయపదాలు
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
పదకలయికలు
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
విషయాలు
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
క్రియ
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to yes [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
పర్యాయపదాలు
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
పదకలయికలు
yes someone to death
విషయాలు
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
yes (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- '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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.