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YES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An affirmative
Example:
I was hoping for a yes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("yes" is a kind of...):
affirmative (a reply of affirmation)
Antonym:
no (a negative)
Context examples:
It will take time to know if a person you meet is someone you will want to remain in your life a long time—perhaps yes.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
"Oh, yes; I am anxious," returned the Scarecrow.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Yes, but only for you and me.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Yes, she had let Mr. McFarlane in at half-past nine.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Yes, there is a man with one eye who has gone by and who travels fast. And I know that for which they look is the man with the one eye.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Yes, that's right; but the miserable story got away with me.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Yes, of course I should have knocked.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Said the peasants: “Are there any more there?” “Oh, yes,” said he, “more than I could want.”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Yes, there is a way, if one dares to take it.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
All questions are answered 'yes' or 'no'.
(Geriatric Depression Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
