[jɛs], (Interjection)

Definitions:
- used to give an affirmative response
(e.g: ‘Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’)

- used as a response to someone addressing one or trying to attract one's attention
(e.g: ‘Oh, Mr Lawrence.’ ‘Yes?’)

- used to question a remark
(e.g: ‘It should be easy to check.’ ‘Oh yes? How?’)

- encouraging someone to continue speaking
(e.g: ‘When you bought those photographs …’ ‘Yes?’)

- expressing great pleasure or excitement
(e.g: plenty to eat, including hot hamburger sandwiches (yes!))

- expressing irritation or impatience
(e.g: ‘Is the pain still there?’ ‘Yes, yes, damn you, the pain is always there’)


Phrases:
- yes and no

Origin:
Old English gēse, gīse, probably from an unrecorded phrase meaning ‘may it be so’

[jɛs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting
(e.g: answering with assured and ardent yeses)


Phrases:
- yes and no

Origin: