yes

det

Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).

1. Countering a statement using the determiner no:

   “Have you heard this before? "Nintendo 64 has no games!" Well, I did a little researching, and here's what I found: […]”

   “[Message header:] No water... YES WATER! / We have water again!”

2. Countering a statement using the determiner no:

   “When our family left graduate school, it was in a cocoon of our own feelings, with college life behind us and the boys excitedly talking about what was “behead of us,” and our car avoiding no parking signs but aiming for “yes parking.””

   “I lived in a no-pets apartment in a house. And my boyfriend and I broke up (that's another installment, too!), and I grabbed the dog, who was always mine, anyway. And my landlord agreed that it was a yes-pets apartment shortly afterward.”

intj

Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).

1. An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.

   “Our second goal of the match! Yes!”

2. Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
3. Used to ask for more information with a request.

   “I need some help. Yes?”

name

1. plural of Ye

noun

Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).

1. An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

   “Was that a yes?”

   “Yet a woman’s “yes” would have bound him to that other life forever, and made the thought of this savage existence repulsive.”

2. A vote of support or in favor of something.

   “The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".”

particle

Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).

1. Used to show agreement or acceptance.

   “Yes, you are correct.”

   “Yes, you may go play outside now.”

2. Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.

   “It was not my fault we lost the race. Oh, yes, it was!”

3. Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.

   “Do you like cake, or pie? Yes.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).

1. To agree with, affirm, approve.

   “Did he yes the veto?”

   “"That's really what you wanted?" I yessed both; ...”

2. To say “yes”.

   “The next day another writer asked us: “Didja hear about So-and-So? Got two hundred and fifty bucks for an idea!” We “yessed” and went our way.”

   ““Heaven knows why a woman ‘Noes’!” / Clarrie nodded glumly. “And why she ‘Yesses’ in the end.””

3. To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing