YES
- to give an affirmative answer [v YESSED, YESSING, YESES or YESSES]
- to give an affirmative reply to [v YESES, YESSED, YESSES, YESSING]
- (used to express affirmation or agreement)
- affirmative reply
- used as a function word to express assent or agreement are you ready? Yes, I am
- a function word usually to introduce correction or contradiction of a negative assertion or direction don't say that! Yes, I will
- a function word to introduce a more emphatic or explicit phrase
- a function word to indicate uncertainty or polite interest or attentiveness