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  • 1yes — I UK [jes] / US adverb *** Ways of saying yes: Yep/Yeah → an informal way of saying yes Definitely → a way of saying yes with more emphasis That s right → used instead of yes as an answer to a question or statement Of course/Sure → used for… …

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  • 2yes — yes1 W1S1 [jes] adv spoken ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(answer to question/statement)¦ 2¦(answer to offer/invitation)¦ 3¦(answer to request)¦ 4 yes, but ... 5¦(ready to listen/talk)¦ 6¦(listening)¦ 7¦(excited/happy)¦ 8 oh yes 9¦(emphasis)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3yes — [[t]je̱s[/t]] ♦ yeses (In informal English, yes is often pronounced in a casual way that is usually written as yeah.) 1) CONVENTION You use yes to give a positive response to a question. Are you a friend of Nick s? Yes. ... You actually wrote it… …

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  • 4yes — 1 /jes/ adverb spoken 1 used as an answer to say that something is true, that you agree, that you want something, or that you are willing to do something: “Is that real gold?” “Yes, it is.” | “It was a great film.” “Yes, it was.” | “Would you… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5yes — yes1 [ jes ] adverb *** 1. ) used for telling someone that what they have said or asked is true or correct: Is that your car? Yes, it is. a ) used when you are accepting what someone offers you: Would you like me to open a window? Yes, please. b… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6yes*/*/*/ — [jes] adv I 1) used for saying that something is true or correct, for giving permission, or for agreeing to do something ‘Is that your car? ‘Yes, it is. [/ex] ‘Can I borrow your pen for a minute? ‘Yes, of course. [/ex] ‘Can you get it for me by… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 7course — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. channel, passage; march, progression; mode, method; curriculum (see learning); circuit. v. i. run, flow (see fluidity). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A route] Syn. direction, passage, path, way; see route 1 …

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  • 8Yes Minister — Yes, Prime Minister The title card of Yes Minister Genre Political satire Situation comedy Created by Antony Jay Jon …

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  • 9yes — [adv] agreed affirmative, all right*, amen, aye*, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively,… …

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  • 10Yes and no — For other uses, see Yes and no (disambiguation). Yes and no are two words for expressing affirmatives and negatives respectively in English (e.g. Are you hungry? Yes, I am. ). Early Middle English had a four form system, but Modern English has… …

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