yes

interjection
/jɛs/

An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.

Example

“Our second goal of the match! Yes!”

Other meanings

Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
Used to ask for more information with a request.
“I need some help.Yes?”

Example sentences

“The answer might be yes.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Yes, I can hear you, but it's not like that.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Yes, it's quite obvious!”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "ġīese" (by all means, of course, yes).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “yes” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.