How to spell yes

Yes is spelled Y-E-S.

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What it means: Used to show agreement or give a positive answer.

In a sentence: "Yes, I would love to play outside!"

Same family: yeses, say, agree, agreement. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Yes comes from Old English 'gēse' or 'gēa', which were words used to show agreement. Over time, the spelling and sound changed, but English has used some form of 'yes' for over a thousand years.

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