"say yes" meaning in English

See say yes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: says yes [present, singular, third-person], saying yes [participle, present], said yes [participle, past], said yes [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|say<,,said> yes}} say yes (third-person singular simple present says yes, present participle saying yes, simple past and past participle said yes)
  1. (intransitive) To agree; to consent to; to accept. [with to ‘someone/something’] Tags: intransitive Translations (Translations): hyväksyä (Finnish), suostua (Finnish), myöntyä (Finnish), vastata myöntävästi (Finnish), sanoa kyllä (Finnish), dire oui (French), przytakiwać [imperfective] (Polish), przytaknąć [perfective] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To agree; to consent to; to accept. [with to ‘someone/something’]"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "hyväksyä"
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