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noun 
  1. An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Was that a yes?
  1. A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
verb (yeses, yessing, yessed)
  1. (context, colloquial, transitive) To agree with, to affirm.
Did he the veto?
  1. (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.
adverb 
  1. A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
Yes, you are correct.
Yes, you may go to the bathroom now.
  1. A word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
Etymology: gese, ÄÄse, probably from gea, ÄÄa "yes" + sie, sÄe "be it". Compare yea.


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