YES, adverb A word which expresses affirmation or consent; opposed to no; as, are you married, madam? yes It is used like yea, to enforce by repetition or addition, something which precedes. You have done all this; yes you have done more. YES, you despise the man to books confind.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI