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   Yes

   /yes/

   

   exclamation

   • 1. used to give an affirmative response: "“Do you understand?” “Yes.”"
   • ▪ expressing agreement with a positive statement just made: "“That was a grand evening.” “Yes, it was.”"
   • ▪ asked at the end of a statement to indicate the expectation of agreement: "you think I perhaps killed Westbourne, yes?"
   • ▪ expressing contradiction of a negative statement: "“You don't want to go.” “Yes, I do.”"
   • 2. used as a response to someone addressing one or otherwise trying to attract one's attention: "“Oh, Mr. Lawrence.” “Yes?”"
   • 3. used to question a remark or ask for more detail about it: "“It should be easy to check.” “Oh yes? How?”"
   • 4. encouraging someone to continue speaking: "“When you bought those photographs …” “Yes?”"
   • 5. expressing delight: "plenty to eat, including hot roast beef sandwiches (yes!)"

   noun

   • 1. an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting: "answering with assured and ardent yeses"

   Word Origin Old Englishgēse, gīse, probably from an unrecorded phrase meaning ‘may it be so’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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