yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
Anh
~ 200
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
interjection
A1
action
1
Used to show agreement
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
Từ đồng nghĩa
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
Từ trái nghĩa
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
Chủ đề
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Yes, I understand what you mean.
- 'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
- Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Yes, I like this.
- Yes, you can come.
- Yes, it is my bag.
Danh từ
A2
entity
2
An affirmative answer
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a yes to [something]
Từ đồng nghĩa
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
Chủ đề
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Her smile was the only yes I needed.
- We finally got a yes from the committee.
- His yes changed my life.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I gave a yes to the plan.
- She said a big yes.
- We need his yes to start.
Động từ
informal
B2
action
3
To respond with 'yes'
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to yes [someone]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
Từ đồng nghĩa
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
Từ trái nghĩa
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
yes someone to death
Chủ đề
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He yessed me many times.
- She yessed the teacher quickly.
- I will not yes him this time.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
yes (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- '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.
Ví dụ
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.