Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: yes

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Jul 24th 2013, 00:05, by Atitarev

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* Urdu: {{t-|ur|ہاں|tr=hā̃}}, {{t-|ur|جی|tr=jī}}, {{t-|ur|جی ہاں|tr=jī hā̃}}

  

* Urdu: {{t-|ur|ہاں|tr=hā̃}}, {{t-|ur|جی|tr=jī}}, {{t-|ur|جی ہاں|tr=jī hā̃}}
 

* Uyghur: {{t|ug|ھەئە|tr=he'e|sc=ug-Arab}}

  

* Uyghur: {{t|ug|ھەئە|tr=he'e|sc=ug-Arab}}
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* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|ha}}, {{t-|uz|bo'pti}}

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* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|ha}}, {{t-|uz|boʻpti}}
 

* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|vâng}} {{qualifier|Northern Vietnam}}, {{t+|vi|dạ}} {{qualifier|Southern Vietnam}}, {{t+|vi|có}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''có''}}, {{t+|vi|phải}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''(có) phải''}}, {{t+|vi|được}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''được không''}}, {{t+|vi|rồi}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''chưa''}}, {{t+|vi|ờ}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t-|vi|ừ}} {{qualifier|informal}}

  

* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|vâng}} {{qualifier|Northern Vietnam}}, {{t+|vi|dạ}} {{qualifier|Southern Vietnam}}, {{t+|vi|có}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''có''}}, {{t+|vi|phải}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''(có) phải''}}, {{t+|vi|được}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''được không''}}, {{t+|vi|rồi}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''chưa''}}, {{t+|vi|ờ}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t-|vi|ừ}} {{qualifier|informal}}
 

* Volapük: {{t+|vo|si}}

  

* Volapük: {{t+|vo|si}}

Latest revision as of 00:05, 24 July 2013

English[edit]

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English yes, yis, from Old English ġēse, ġīse, ġȳse, *ġīese ("yes, of course, so be it"), equivalent to ġēa ("yes", "so") + sī(e) ("may it be"). Compare yea.

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

yes

  1. A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
    Yes, you are correct.
    Yes, you may go play outside now.
    Yes, sir, we have your package right here.
  2. A word 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!

Synonyms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

  • Standard form: no
  • Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative
  • Dialect or archaic forms: nay
  • Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

word used to indicate agreement or acceptance

word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

Usage notes[edit]

  • In Old and Middle English, yes was a more forceful affirmative than yea.
  • An example of yes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don't want it, do you?" and "Don't you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent does want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table above.

Interjection[edit]

yes!

  1. Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
    Our second goal of the match! Yes!

Antonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement

Noun[edit]

yes (plural yeses or yesses)

  1. An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
    Was that a yes?
  2. A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
    The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

Synonyms[edit]

  • (answer that shows agreement or acceptance): aye, yea
  • (vote in support): aye, yea

Antonyms[edit]

  • (answer that shows agreement or acceptance): no, nay
  • (vote in support): nay

Translations[edit]

answer that shows agreement or acceptance

vote of support

Verb[edit]

yes (third-person singular simple present yeses, present participle yessing, simple past and past participle yessed)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To agree with, to affirm, to approve.
    Did he yes the veto?
    1972 Oct, John Barth, "Perseid", Harper's Magazine, page 79: 
    "That's really what you wanted?" I yessed both; ...
  2. (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.

Synonyms[edit]

(to approve, to affirm): agree, consent

Translations[edit]

attempt to flatter by agreeing

Derived terms[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

yes

  1. second-person singular present indicative of ser

Etymology[edit]

From English yes.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

yes

  1. (colloquial) yes!

Synonyms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

yes

  1. yes

Antonyms[edit]

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English yes.

Adverb[edit]

yes

  1. yes (all senses)
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