exclam.
- used to give an affirmative response.
- responding to someone addressing one or attracting one's attention.
- questioning a remark.
- expressing delight.
n.
(pl. yeses or yesses)
an affirmative answer, decision, or vote.
Etymology
OE gēse, gīse, prob. from an unrecorded phr. meaning ‘may it be so’.