yes

adv

1. aye, ay, yea, affirmative; Fr. oui, Sp. si, Ger. ja, Russ. da; Inf. yeah, Sl. yah, Sl. yep, Sl. yup, Sl. uh-huh, Sl. youza; yes sir, Inf. yes sirree, Inf. yes sir-reebob, yes ma'am; O.K., all right, right, Brit. Inf. righto, Inf. alrighty; of course, sure, by all means, be my guest; as you say, good, very well, Sl. right on, naturally, Brit. hear, hear; true, quite so, just so, why yes, indeed, Inf. indeedy, yes indeed; certainly, certes, surely, absolutely, precisely, exactly; really, truly, Brit. rather, to be sure, why not, assuredly, Fr. mais oui; granted, acknowledged, received, Inf. roger; amen, so be it, it is so, you bet, Sl. you bet your life, Sl. you bet your booties or boots.

n

2. assent, O.K., affirmation, aye, oui, yea; agreement, acquiescence, consent, acceptance; nod of agreement, nod, thumbs up; approval, sanction, authorization, approbation; ratification, endorsement; allowance, permission, warrant, Inf. green light, Inf. go-ahead.