Meaning

3 senses
  1. (colloquial, transitive)To agree with, affirm, approve.

    Did he yes the veto?

    bejahen

  2. (colloquial, intransitive)To say “yes”.

  3. (slang)To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

    подда́киватьpoddákivatʹ, подда́кнутьpoddáknutʹ

Examples

1904 sentences
  1. We want Tom to say yes.

    Ми хочемо, щоб Том сказав "так".

    ruМы хотим, чтобы Том сказал да.

    deWir wollen, dass Tom ja sagt.

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  2. Tom wants Mary to say yes.

    Том хоче, щоб Мері сказала так.

    ruТом хочет, чтобы Мэри сказала да.

    deTom möchte, dass Maria ja sagt.

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  3. Is that a yes or no?

    Це "так" чи "ні"?

    ruЭто значит "да" или "нет"?

    deHeißt das ja oder nein?

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  4. Tom is going to say yes.

    Том скаже так.

    ruТом скажет да.

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  5. Tom is hoping Mary will say yes.

    Том сподівається, що Мері скаже так.

    ruТом надеется, что Мэри скажет да.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
attempt to flatter by agreeing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to affirm:

Origin

From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived

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”).

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Forms

yeses, yessing, yessed, yessed
Base formyes · to yes
3rd person singularyeses
Present participleyessing
Past simpleyessed
Past participleyessed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyyes
he, she, ityeses

Past simpleLesson

all personsyessed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave yessed
he, she, ithas yessed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill yes

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Collocations

12 patterns
  • say yes
  • said said yes
  • to say yes
  • said yes
  • will say yes
  • answer is yes
  • yes or no
  • yes of course
  • would say yes
  • a yes or
  • say yes but
  • just say yes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
yes — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto