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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

say yes en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To agree; to consent to; to accept.
    • I heard Minsang finally asked you out. What? Hey, I hope you'll say yes. Not just because he's my friend. He's a really nice guy. 2018 October 31, Morangji, “88 - THE TWO SIDES OF LOVE”, in Odd Girl Out, Webtoon, translation of 소녀의 세계 [Sonyeo-ui Segye] (in Korean), archived from the original on 12 Mar 2026:
    • They met on summer days, put their hands in their pockets and traded each other grasshoppers learning to say yes and no. One kick and a spit meant yes. Two kicks and a spit meant no. One two three, four five six of a kick and a spit meant the grasshopper was counting and learning numbers. 1923, Carl Sandburg, chapter 11, in Rootabaga Pigeons:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
saying yes Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
said yes Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
said yes Tense=Past lexicographic
says yes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

say no

Translations (8)

pl przytakiwać (Translations) · fi vastata myöntävästi (Translations) · fi hyväksyä (Translations) · fi suostua (Translations) · pl przytaknąć (Translations) · fi sanoa kyllä (Translations) · fi myöntyä (Translations) · fr dire oui (Translations)