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yesses

/jɛsɪz/

yesses is the plural of yes.

yesses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of yes.

Meaning of yes

Noun

yes (plural yeses or yesses)

  1. An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
    • Was that a yes?
    Synonyms:
    aye, yea, nod
    Antonyms:
    no, nay
  2. A vote of support or in favor of something.
    • The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
    Synonyms:
    aye, yea
    Antonyms:
    nay, no

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Forms of yesses

alternative formyeses

Phrases with yesses

Questions about yesses

What is yesses the plural of?
Yesses is the plural of yes.
How do you pronounce yesses?
Yesses is pronounced /jɛsɪz/.

Words near yesses in the dictionary

  1. yessed
  2. yessed to death
  3. Yessentuki
  4. yesser
  5. yessers
  6. yesses
  7. yesses to death
  8. yessing
  9. yessing to death
  10. yessir
  11. yessiree

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