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- [yeeld]
- /yild/
- /jiːld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yeeld]
- /yild/
Definitions of yield word
- verb with object yield to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs. 1
- verb with object yield to produce or furnish (payment, profit, or interest): a trust fund that yields ten percent interest annually; That investment will yield a handsome return. 1
- verb with object yield to give up, as to superior power or authority: They yielded the fort to the enemy. 1
- verb with object yield to give up or surrender (oneself): He yielded himself to temptation. 1
- verb with object yield to give up or over; relinquish or resign: to yield the floor to the senator from Ohio. 1
- verb with object yield to give as due or required: to yield obedience to one's teachers. 1
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Origin of yield
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English y(i)elden, Old English g(i)eldan to pay; cognate with German gelten to be worth, apply to; (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Yield
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yield popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for yield
noun yield
- harvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- crop — Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food.
- produce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- vintage — the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
- earnings — money earned; wages; profits.
verb yield
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- generate — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- bring in — When a government or organization brings in a new law or system, they introduce it.
- bring forth — to give birth to
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
Antonyms for yield
noun yield
verb yield
- resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
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