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years
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ji.?(?)z/, /j??(?)z/
Noun
years
- plural of year.
- 1981, May 5 1718-PDT, Jim McGrath, Earliest Usenet use via Google Groups: fa.sf-lovers, said with a smile at an awards ceremony in the Pennsylvania state Capitol
- It will be a shorter book and it will not start four million years ago.
- 1981, May 5 1718-PDT, Jim McGrath, Earliest Usenet use via Google Groups: fa.sf-lovers, said with a smile at an awards ceremony in the Pennsylvania state Capitol
Noun
years pl (plural only)
- (colloquial, hyperbolic) A very long time.
- It took years for the bus to come.
Synonyms
- (unusually long time): ages, yonks, for ever, donkey’s years, donkey’s
Anagrams
- Areys, Ayers, Ayres, Rayes, Reays, Sayer, Sayre, arsey, ayres, eyras, resay, sayer
years From the web:
- what years are gen z
- what years are gen x
- what years are baby boomers
- what years were the civil war
- what years were the great depression
- what years are leap years
- what years were the middle ages
- what years was george washington president
yes
English
Etymology
From Middle English yes, from Old English ??ese. Compare yea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Particle
yes
- Used to show agreement or acceptance.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy? — Yes, I’m busy.
- Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy? — Yes, I’m busy.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
- (sometimes humorous) Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
- An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
Usage notes
- In Old and Middle English, yes was a more forceful affirmative than yea.
- An example of yes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent does want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table below.
Synonyms
- Dialect or archaic forms: arr, ay, aye, yea, yassuh
- Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative
- Colloquial or slang forms: ya, yah, yeah, yeh, yep, yeppers, yup, yuppers, yus, ahuh, mhm, uh huh.
- See also: Thesaurus:yes
Antonyms
- Standard form: no
- Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative
- Dialect or archaic forms: nay
- Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope
- See also: Thesaurus:no
Coordinate terms
- (expression of agreement or acceptance): nod
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
yes
- Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
- Antonym: no
- Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
Translations
Noun
yes (plural yeses or yesses)
- An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- Synonyms: aye, yea, nod
- Antonyms: no, nay
- A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
- Synonyms: aye, yea
- Antonym: nay
Translations
Verb
yes (third-person singular simple present yeses or yesses, present participle yessing, simple past and past participle yessed)
- (colloquial, transitive) to agree with, affirm, approve.
- Synonyms: agree, consent, nod
- (slang) to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- yee
Anagrams
- Sey., Sye, eys, sye
Asturian
Verb
yes
- second-person singular present indicative of ser
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English yes.
Interjection
yes
- (colloquial) Expression of triumph, vehement approval, etc.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English yes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?s/
- Hyphenation: yes
- Rhymes: -?s
Interjection
yes
- (colloquial) yay (exclamation of happiness or enthusiasm)
- Synonym: jee
French
Etymology
From English yes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?s/
Interjection
yes
- (chiefly Quebec, colloquial) yes!
- Synonym: oui
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto jes, from English yes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jes/
Adverb
yes
- yes
- Antonym: no
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
yes (uncountable)
- Alternative form of is (“ice”)
Etymology 2
Interjection
yes
- Alternative form of yis (“yes”)
Etymology 3
Determiner
yes
- (East Anglia) Alternative form of þes (“these”)
Etymology 4
Noun
yes
- (Late Middle English) plural of ye (“eye”)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
yes
- plural of ye
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English yes.
Particle
yes
- yes (word used to show agreement or acceptance)
Interjection
yes
- yes (used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement)
yes From the web:
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- what year was jesus born
- what year was 9/11
- what year did the titanic sink
- what years are gen z
- what year did michael jackson die
- what year did princess diana die
- what year did selena die
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