Meaning
2 sensesCountering a statement using the determiner no:
(humorous)There is; indicating the existence of something.
(humorous)Indicating the possibility or allowance of something.
Examples
1904 sentencesWe want Tom to say yes.
Ми хочемо, щоб Том сказав "так". — deniko
ruМы хотим, чтобы Том сказал да. — marafon
deWir wollen, dass Tom ja sagt. — Felixjp
Tom wants Mary to say yes.
Том хоче, щоб Мері сказала так. — deniko
ruТом хочет, чтобы Мэри сказала да. — Olya
deTom möchte, dass Maria ja sagt. — Felixjp
Is that a yes or no?
Це "так" чи "ні"? — deniko
ruЭто значит "да" или "нет"? — shanghainese
deHeißt das ja oder nein? — MUIRIEL
Tom is going to say yes.
Том скаже так. — deniko
ruТом скажет да. — odexed
Tom is hoping Mary will say yes.
Том сподівається, що Мері скаже так. — deniko
ruТом надеется, что Мэри скажет да. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derivedFrom 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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Word family
3 related wordsCollocations
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