Correct vs. Yes

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  • Correct (adjective)

    Free from error; true; accurate.

  • Correct (adjective)

    With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

  • Correct (verb)

    To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

    “The navigator corrected the course of the ship.”

  • Correct (verb)

    To grade (examination papers).

  • Correct (verb)

    To inform (someone) of their error.

    “It’s rude to correct your parents.”

  • Correct (verb)

    To discipline; to punish.

  • Yes (interjection)

    Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.

    “Our second goal of the match! Yes!”

    “no”

  • Yes (interjection)

    Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.

  • Yes (noun)

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

    “Was that a yes?”

    “aye|yea|nod”

    “no|nay”

  • Yes (noun)

    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”.”

    “aye|yea”

    “nay”

  • Yes (verb)

    to agree with, affirm, approve.

    “Did he yes the veto?”

    “agree|consent|nod”

  • Yes (verb)

    to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

Wiktionary
  • Yes (interjection)

    used to give an affirmative response

    “‘Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’”

  • Yes (interjection)

    expressing agreement with a positive statement

    “‘That was a grand evening.’ ‘Yes, it was.’”

  • Yes (interjection)

    asked at the end of a statement to indicate the expectation of agreement

    “you think I perhaps killed Westbourne, yes?”

  • Yes (interjection)

    expressing contradiction of a negative statement

    “‘You don’t want to go.’ ‘Yes, I do.’”

  • Yes (interjection)

    used as a response to someone addressing one or trying to attract one’s attention

    “‘Oh, Mr Lawrence.’ ‘Yes?’”

  • Yes (interjection)

    used to question a remark

    “‘It should be easy to check.’ ‘Oh yes? How?’”

  • Yes (interjection)

    encouraging someone to continue speaking

    “‘When you bought those photographs …’ ‘Yes?’”

  • Yes (interjection)

    expressing great pleasure or excitement

    “plenty to eat, including hot hamburger sandwiches (yes!)”

  • Yes (interjection)

    expressing irritation or impatience

    “‘Is the pain still there?’ ‘Yes, yes, damn you, the pain is always there’”

  • Yes (noun)

    an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting

    “answering with assured and ardent yeses”

Oxford Dictionary

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