How to pronounce "yes"

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which combined with plate tectonics

in the mid-twentieth century

to give us the great molten-crusting, quaking,

all-encircling theory of the Earth,

from a gallstone to a 4.5 billion-year-old planet.

Now think bigger,

take it to biology.

Say you see shark teeth in one layer

and a fossil of an organism

you've never seen under that.

The deeper fossil's older, yes?

You now have evidence

of the origin and extinction of species over time.

Get uniformitarian.

Maybe a process still active today

caused changes not just in rocks but in life.

It might also explain similarities and differences

between species

found by anatomists like Steno.

It's a lot to ponder,

but Charles Darwin had the time

Phonetic Breakdown of "yes"

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Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/jɛs/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

Y EH1 S

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Definition of "yes"

Pronunciation: /jɛs/

Noun

An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

Example: "Was that a yes?"

Synonyms: aye, nod, yea

Antonyms: nay, no
A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.

Example: "The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no"."

Synonyms: aye, yea

Antonyms: nay

Verb

To agree with, affirm, approve.

Example: "Did he yes the veto?"

Synonyms: agree, consent, nod
To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

Interjection

Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.

Example: "Our second goal of the match! Yes!"

Antonyms: no
Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.

Related Words to "yes"

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yup yep yea affirmative affirmation affirmatively admittedly sake

Words That Sound Like "yes"

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