Yeses

(used to express affirmation or -ssent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement):
do you want that? yes, i do.
(used to express an emphatic contradiction of a previously negative statement or command):
don’t do that! oh, yes i will!
(used, usually interrogatively, to express hesitation, uncertainty, curiosity, etc.):
“yes?” he said as he opened the door. that was a marvelous show! yes?
(used to express polite or minimal interest or attention.)
an affirmative reply.
to give an affirmative reply to; give -ssent or approval to.
(used as a strong expression of joy, pleasure, or approval.)
historical examples

the corner house girls among the gypsies grace brooks hill
memoirs of the empress catherine ii. catherine ii, empress of russia

sentence subst-tute
used to express acknowledgment, affirmation, consent, agreement, or approval or to answer when one is addressed
used, often with interrogative intonation, to signal someone to speak or keep speaking, enter a room, or do something
noun
an answer or vote of yes
(often pl) a person who votes in the affirmative