| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  y s |
| ADVERB: | It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent. | | NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. yes·es
1. An affirmative or consenting reply. 2. An affirmative vote or voter. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: yessed, yes·sing, yes·es
To give an affirmative reply to. | | INTERJECTION: | Used to express great satisfaction, approval, or happiness. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English g se, so be it! : probably ga, so; see i- in Appendix I + s e, may it be so; see es- in Appendix I.
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