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En vs Yes - What's the difference?

en | yes |

As nouns the difference between en and yes

is that en is english while yes is an affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

As a preposition en

is Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).

As an initialism EN

is Nicomachean Ethics

As a particle yes is

a word used to show agreement or acceptance.

As an interjection yes is

used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.

As a verb yes is

to agree with, to affirm, to approve.

en

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

(head)
  • English
  • Etymology 2

    The name of the letter comes from (etyl) en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
  • (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half of an em (half of the height of the type in use).
  • Derived terms
    * (typography) en dash * (typography) en quad * (typography) en space
    See also
    *

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Derived terms
    * en ami * en banc * en bloc * en brochette * en clair * en effet * en famille * en femme * * en garde * en masse * en pantoufles * en passant * * en retard * en retraite * en revanche * en route * en secondes noces * en suite

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    yes

    English

    (yes and no)

    Particle

    (-)
  • A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
  • Yes , you are correct.
    Yes , you may go play outside now.
    Yes , sir, we have your package right here.
  • A word used to indicate disagreement'' or ''dissent in reply to a negative statement.
  • It was not my fault we lost the race.
    Oh, yes , it was!

    Synonyms

    * Dialect or archaic forms: arr, ay, aye, yea, yassuh * Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative * Colloquial or slang forms: ya, yah, yeah, yeh, yep, yeppers, yup, yuppers, yus, ahuh, mhm, uh huh. * See also:

    Antonyms

    * Standard form: no * Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative * Dialect or archaic forms: nay * Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope * See also:

    Derived terms

    * yes and amen * yes and no * yes-no question

    Usage notes

    * In Old and Middle English, yes'' was a more forceful affirmative than ''yea . * An example of yes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent does want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table above.

    Interjection

    (en-interj)!
  • Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
  • Our second goal of the match! Yes !

    Antonyms

    * no

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  • Was that a yes?
  • A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
  • The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

    Synonyms

    * (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) aye, yea * (vote in support) aye, yea

    Antonyms

    * (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) no, nay * (vote in support) nay

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To agree with, to affirm, to approve.
  • Did he yes the veto?
    {{quote-magazine
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  • (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.
  • Synonyms

    agree,