yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Англійська
~ 200
Значення
0 значень
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Синоніми
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Антоніми
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Словосполучення
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Теми
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Навчальні приклади
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
Іменник
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
Модель уживання:
a yes to [something]
Синоніми
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Антоніми
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Словосполучення
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Теми
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
Навчальні приклади
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
Дієслово
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
Модель уживання:
to yes [someone]
Поширена помилка:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Синоніми
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Антоніми
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Словосполучення
yes someone to death
Теми
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
Граматика
Словникова форма
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Склади й наголос
yes (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Споріднені слова
Вирази
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- '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.
Приклади
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.