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yessed

yessed is the simple past and past participle of yes.

Meaning of yes

Verb

yes (third-person singular simple present yeses or yesses, present participle yessing, simple past and past participle yessed)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve.
    • Did he yes the veto?
    Synonyms:
    agree, consent, nod
  2. (colloquial, intransitive) To say “yes”.
    • The next day another writer asked us: “Didja hear about So-and-So? Got two hundred and fifty bucks for an idea!” We “yessed” and went our way.1923 February 25, “Going Up!”, in Sunday State Journal, Lincoln, Neb., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12—B, column 2
  3. (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

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Phrases with yessed

Questions about yessed

What is yessed the simple past and past participle of?
Yessed is the simple past and past participle of yes.

Words near yessed in the dictionary

  1. yesmen
  2. yesn't
  3. Yeso
  4. Yessabah
  5. yessah
  6. yessed
  7. yessed to death
  8. Yessentuki
  9. yesser
  10. yessers
  11. yesses

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