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said yes

said yes is the simple past and past participle of say yes.

Meaning of say yes

Verb

say yes (third-person singular simple present says yes, present participle saying yes, simple past and past participle said yes)

  1. (intransitive) To agree; to consent to; to accept.
    • They met on summer days, put their hands in their pockets and traded each other grasshoppers learning to say yes and no. One kick and a spit meant yes. Two kicks and a spit meant no. One two three, four five six of a kick and a spit meant the grasshopper was counting and learning numbers.1923, Carl Sandburg, chapter 11, in Rootabaga Pigeons
    Antonyms:
    say no

Questions about said yes

What is said yes the simple past and past participle of?
Said yes is the simple past and past participle of say yes.

Words near said yes in the dictionary

  1. said the word
  2. said to oneself
  3. said uncle
  4. said when
  5. said word one
  6. said yes
  7. said-bookism
  8. said-bookisms
  9. Saida
  10. saidan
  11. saide

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