Adverbyes, I'll be ready for the test tomorrowNoun We need a yes to go ahead with the project. She answered all the questions with yeses and nos.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
Bourbon is the specialty pour here which justifies the 10, yes 10, old fashioneds on the cocktail menu (and this being LA, there are a couple of sunny Mexican spins on the drink, including a tequila, agave, grapefruit bitter version).Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2017 The name Fly on the Wall Entertainment is a nod to [Big Brother], yes? Brian Porreca, Billboard, 28 June 2017
Noun
That sounded like a yes to the wannabe documentarians.oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2022 Swiss earned a yes from all four judges, moving her to the next round. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 In closing, the moderator posed about half a dozen rapid yes-or-no policy and issue questions. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2022 So often, CEOs are surrounded by corporate yes-men. Christian Schuh, Fortune, 27 June 2022 After 200 negative responses, Shufelt finally got a yes from John Walker, the head brewer at Second Street Brewery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Outside Online, 31 July 2019 Though contestant Sam Moss only earned a yes from Perry during her first audition in Austin, Texas, the judge believed in her so much Perry brought Moss back a month later to audition again in Nashville to prove Bryan and Richie wrong. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2022 Immediately after businessman Joe O'Dea offered the group's only explicit no, state Rep. Ron Hanks, long a vocal promoter of false claims about the election, delivered an enthusiastic yes. Daniel Dale, CNN, 23 Feb. 2022 Again, the conversation didn’t last long — but this time the answer was an emphatic yes. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adverb
Middle English, from Old English gēse
First Known Use
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1