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say yes

say yes verb: to agree; to consent to; to accept.

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
    • I heard Minsang finally asked you out.
      What?
      Hey, I hope you'll say yes. Not just because he's my friend. He's a really nice guy.2018 October 31, Morangji, “88 - THE TWO SIDES OF LOVE”, in Odd Girl Out, Webtoon, translation of 소녀의 세계 [Sonyeo-ui Segye] (in Korean), archived from the original on 12 Mar 2026
    Antonyms:
    say no

Antonyms of say yes

Forms of say yes

third-person singular presentsays yes
present participlesaying yes
past participlesaid yes
pastsaid yes

Questions about say yes

What does say yes mean?
Say yes means to agree; to consent to; to accept.
What part of speech is say yes?
Say yes is a verb.
What is the past tense of say yes?
The past tense of say yes is said yes.

Words near say yes in the dictionary

  1. say what you like
  2. say what you want
  3. say what you will
  4. say when
  5. say word one
  6. say yes
  7. say you swear
  8. Say's law
  9. Say's phoebe
  10. say'st
  11. Say-Meyer syndrome

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