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says yes

says yes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 says yes

What is says yes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Says yes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of say yes.

Words near says yes in the dictionary

  1. says to oneself
  2. says uncle
  3. says when
  4. says who
  5. says word one
  6. says yes
  7. says you
  8. sayso
  9. saysos
  10. sayst
  11. SAYT

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