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yield

 
 
pronunciation:
yild
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part of speech: verb
inflections: yields, yielding, yielded
definition 1: to produce.
The fields yielded very good crops this year.This recipe yields two large loaves of bread.
synonyms:
produce
similar words:
bear, cause, earn, fetch, pay, return
definition 2: to wait and let other vehicles go first.
The sign with the triangle means you must yield to traffic already on the highway.
 
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derivations: yieldable (adj.), yielder (n.)