Yes vs Maybe - What's the difference?
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A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
A word used to indicate disagreement'' or ''dissent in reply to a negative statement.
Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
(colloquial) To agree with, to affirm, to approve.
(slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.
(as a pro-sentence ) perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement)
Possible; uncertain.
(informal) Something that is possibly true.
(informal) An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement.
(informal) A future event that may or may not happen.
As nouns the difference between yes and maybe
is that yes is an affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance while maybe is something that is possibly true.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.As an adverb maybe is
Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty.As an adjective maybe is
possible; uncertain.yes
English
(yes and no)Particle
(-)- Yes , you are correct.
- Yes , you may go play outside now.
- Yes , sir, we have your package right here.
- 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 questionUsage 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)!- Our second goal of the match! Yes !
Antonyms
* noNoun
(en-noun)- Was that a yes?
- 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, yeaAntonyms
* (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) no, nay * (vote in support) nayVerb
- Did he yes the veto?
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Synonyms
agree,Derived terms
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English
(wikipedia maybe)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete) * (l) (dialectal)Adverb
(-)Usage notes
* Do not confuse maybe' with ' may be : "Maybe that's true", but "That may be true"Synonyms
* (perhaps) mayhaps, peradventure, perhaps, possibly * (as a pro-sentence) could be, mayhaps, might be, perhaps, possibly, that’s possibleDerived terms
* and I don't mean maybeAdjective
(en adjective)- Then add those may-be years thou hast to live ? Dryden.
Noun
(en noun)- The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes.
- About your raise: it's a big maybe .