Yes vs. Okay — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Yes and Okay
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Yes
Used to give an affirmative response
‘Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’
Okay
Variant of OK1.
Yes
Used as a response to someone addressing one or trying to attract one's attention
‘Oh, Mr Lawrence.’ ‘Yes?’
Okay
Alternative spelling of OK
Yes
Used to question a remark
‘It should be easy to check.’ ‘Oh yes? How?’
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Okay
Alternative spelling of OK
Yes
Encouraging someone to continue speaking
‘When you bought those photographs …’ ‘Yes?’
Okay
Alternative spelling of OK
Yes
Expressing great pleasure or excitement
Plenty to eat, including hot hamburger sandwiches (yes!)
Okay
Alternative spelling of OK
Yes
Expressing irritation or impatience
‘Is the pain still there?’ ‘Yes, yes, damn you, the pain is always there’
Okay
Alternative spelling of OK
Yes
An affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting
Answering with assured and ardent yeses
Okay
Satifactory; agreeable; pleasant; as, things are okay; he's an okay guy.
Yes
It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent.
Okay
An endorsement; approval; permission; as, they gave us the okay to go ahead.
Yes
An affirmative or consenting reply.
Okay
To approve; as, the boss okayed my proposal.
Yes
An affirmative vote or voter.
Okay
An endorsement;
They gave us the O.K. to go ahead
Yes
To give an affirmative reply to.
Okay
Give sanction to;
I approve of his educational policies
Yes
Used to express great satisfaction, approval, or happiness.
Okay
Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition;
An all-right movie
The passengers were shaken up but are all right
Is everything all right?
Everything's fine
Things are okay
Dinner and the movies had been fine
Another minute I'd have been fine
Yes
(interrogative) Used to ask for more information with a request.
I need some help.
Yes?
Yes?
Okay
In a satisfactory or adequate manner;
She'll do okay on her own
Held up all right under pressure
Yes
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Was that a yes?
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".
Yes
To agree with, affirm, approve.
Did he yes the veto?
Yes
(slang) to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
Yes
Ay; yea; - a word which expresses affirmation or consent; - opposed to no.
Yes
An affirmative;
I was hoping for a yes
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