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The meaning of the English word "yes" and how you use it

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yes
(interjection) agree; an affirmative answer
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Jeeyoung

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Jeeyoung completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with an ESL emphasis at Texas A&M University. Her dissertation work was honored with a grant from the Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation. Her research interests include second language learning, family literacy, and dyslexia from a sociocultural perspective. Her co-authored articles and book chapters have been published. Additionally, she has been working as a translator and localizer, living in the US.
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Can you drive ? / Yes .
Do you like my new shoes ? / Yes .
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"Hold On to Your Heart" - Man Man
Are you always so restless ? Yes you are .
Jason Schwartzman and His Lookalikes
Yes .
Busted in the Batmobile
Yes . - Billy smile .
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yes
(interjection) used to express happiness or satisfaction
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Sami

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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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Yes ! My team won !
Yes ! I passed the history test !
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Race You!
Yes ! - Dang it !
Service with a Smile... But No Arms
Ah , yes , yes , yes , yes , yes , yes .
Service with a Smile... But No Arms
Yeah , oh yes .
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yes
(interjection) used in response to a question
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Jeeyoung

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Jeeyoung completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with an ESL emphasis at Texas A&M University. Her dissertation work was honored with a grant from the Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation. Her research interests include second language learning, family literacy, and dyslexia from a sociocultural perspective. Her co-authored articles and book chapters have been published. Additionally, she has been working as a translator and localizer, living in the US.
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Hey , Tim ? / Yes ?
John , I have a question for you . / Yes ? What is it ?
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"Small Talk" - A Short Film
Mister ? / Hmm . Yes ?
Toys
Yes , Mom .
Failing Class: 2008 vs 2018
Yes , Mr. Shardik ?
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yes
(noun) an agreement or affirmative response
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Kanako

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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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Was that a yes or a no ?
When I asked her to go with me , she gave me an enthusiastic yes .
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Funny Lay's Commercial - Stay Golden
That 's a yes .
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say yes
(verb) (infinitive) to accept or agree to something
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Yeonji Nam

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Yeonji is a native Korean speaker and has worked for over 10 years as a Korean teacher, translator, and creator of Korean language learning material. She is enthusiastic about learning languages and different cultures. She holds JLPT 1 and hanja (Chinese characters used in Korean) certifications.
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You don't have to say yes .
They might say yes to the proposal .
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Nick and Meredith Go on a Date - Grey's Anatomy
I'm scared to say yes . And I am very rarely scared . / Hmm .
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