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yielded

yield
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [yeeld]
    • /yild/
    • /jiːld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yeeld]
    • /yild/

Definitions of yielded word

  • verb with object yielded 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 yielded 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 yielded to give up, as to superior power or authority: They yielded the fort to the enemy. 1
  • verb with object yielded to give up or surrender (oneself): He yielded himself to temptation. 1
  • verb with object yielded to give up or over; relinquish or resign: to yield the floor to the senator from Ohio. 1
  • verb with object yielded to give as due or required: to yield obedience to one's teachers. 1

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Origin of yielded

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 Yielded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

yielded 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for yielded

noun yielded

  • harvested — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
  • cropped — Cropped items of clothing are shorter than normal.
  • produced — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • output — the act of turning out; production: the factory's output of cars; artistic output.
  • returned — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.

verb yielded

  • bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
  • generated — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
  • allowed — to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right: to allow a person $100 for expenses.
  • earned — Simple past tense and past participle of earn.
  • gave — simple past tense of give.

Antonyms for yielded

verb yielded

  • resisted — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  • denied — to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.
  • kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.
  • contradicted — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
  • defended — Simple past tense and past participle of defend.

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