yes

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjɛs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/jɛs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yes)

Inflections of 'yes' (n): npl: yeses
Inflections of 'yes' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
yeses
v 3rd person singular
yessing
v pres p
yessed
v past
yessed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
yes interj (showing acceptance, agreement, etc.)adv
 Will you marry me? Yes!
 ¿Te casarás conmigo? -¡Sí!
yes interj (affirmative reply to negation) (enfático)adv
 "Surely you're not going to wear that in public?" "Yes, I am!"
 -"¿Seguro que vas a llevar eso en público?". -"¡Sí!".
yes interj (used to seek confirmation) (en interrogación)no adv
 You're the child's mother, yes?
 Eres la madre del chico, ¿no?
yes interj (answering door, etc.)adv
 Yes, who is it?
 ¿Sí? ¿Quién es?
yes interj (scream of joy)interj
 Yes! We scored!
 ¡Sí! ¡Marcamos!
yes n (affirmative reply)nm
 He gave a firm 'yes' to the question.
 Respondió un seguro "sí" a su pregunta.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
yes vi (say yes)decir que sí loc verb
  asentir vi
 I was only half-listening to my mother on the phone; I just tried to yes and no in all the right places.
 Solo escuchaba a mi madre por teléfono a medias; intentando decir que sí y que no en los momentos justos.
yes [sb] vtr (agree with [sb])estar de acuerdo con alguien v cop + loc prep
  asentir a lo que alguien dice loc verb
 Geoff's assistant yesses him and offers no ideas of his own.
 El asistente de Geoff siempre está de acuerdo con él y no da ninguna idea.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
answer yes,
answer "yes"
v expr
(confirm [sth])confirmar vtr
 The defendant answered yes to the judge's questions about his identity.
 El acusado confirmó las preguntas del juez sobre su identidad.
answer yes,
answer "yes"
v expr
(give your consent) (formal)dar consentimiento loc verb
  consentir en loc verb
 The patient answered "yes" when asked if he agreed to the procedure being carried out.
 El paciente dio su consentimiento para seguir con el tratamiento.
  decir que sí loc verb
 El paciente dijo que sí cuando le preguntaron si quería seguir con el tratamiento.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
yes | answer yes
InglésEspañol
Hell,
yes
interj
slang (Emphatically yes) (informal)¡y tanto que sí! interj
  ¡claro que sí! interj
  (CO, AR)¡de una! interj
  (AR)¡a pleno! interj
oh yes! interj (expressing sudden recall)¡ah, sí! loc interj
  ¡sí! interj
 Oh yes! Now I remember who you're talking about.
 ¡Ah, sí! Ahora me acuerdo de quién estás hablando.
oh yes! interj (expressing confirmation)¡sí! interj
  ¡por supuesto! loc interj
 Oh yes! That will do nicely! Do I love chocolate? Oh yes, I certainly do!
 ¡Sí! ¡Eso servirá!
 ¿Que si me gusta el chocolate? ¡Por supuesto que sí!
say yes v expr (consent, agree)decir que sí loc verb
  decir sí loc verb
say yes to [sth] v expr (consent to [sth])aceptar vtr
  decir que sí loc verb
say yes to [sb] v expr (give [sb] consent)decirle que sí a loc verb
  darle permiso a loc verb
 The boss wouldn't let Wendy do that project, but when I asked, he said yes to me.
 El jefe no dejaba que Wendy haga el proyecto, pero me dijo que sí a mí.
say yes v expr (accept an invitation)aceptar vtr
  acceder vtr
 I didn't really want to go but I said yes just to keep her happy.
 En realidad, yo no quería ir, pero acepté para que estuviera contenta.
say yes to [sb] v expr (accept [sb]'s invitation)decirle que sí a loc verb
  aceptar vtr
say yes v expr (confirm [sth])decir que sí loc verb
  confirmar vtr
 I asked the teacher if my answer was right and she said yes.
 Le pregunté a la maestra si mi respuesta estaba bien y dijo que sí.
yes siree interj US, informal, humorous (indeed so)sí, señor loc interj
 "Do I like black licorice? Yes siree, I love it!"
 "¿Si me gusta el regaliz? Sí, señor, me encanta."
yes-man,
yes man
n
informal (person who always agrees with superiors)sumiso, sumisa nm, nf
yes-no question n (only two possible answers)pregunta sí o no grupo nom
  (formal)pregunta binaria nf + adj
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'yes' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: a yes in [response, reply], a yes [vote, motion, answer], a (simple) yes or no will [do, suffice], more...

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