US /jeɪ/ UK /jeɪ/
adv noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    yes; an affirmative vote or response

    The motion passed with a resounding chorus of yeas.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · yes; an affirmative vote or... yesayeindeedverilytruly
Opposites
Word family
Related forms yesaye

Etymology

From Old English ġēa ('yes, so'), from Proto-Germanic *ja ('yes'), of Proto-Indo-European origin.

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