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yield
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- pronunciation:
- yild
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
yields, yielding, yielded |
definition 1: |
to give forth or produce.
Our garden yielded lots of vegetables this year.This recipe yields two dozen cookies.- synonyms:
- give, produce
- similar words:
- bear, breed, cause, earn, fetch, generate, net, pay, return
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definition 2: |
to give up or hand over.
She yielded her wallet to the criminal.- synonyms:
- surrender
- antonyms:
- defy, resist, retain, withhold
- similar words:
- abandon, concede, grant, hand over, release, resign, submit
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definition 3: |
to move or change after receiving some firm pressure or persuasion; give way.
The locked door yielded after they gave it a hard kick.- similar words:
- become
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definition 4: |
when driving, to stop and wait while allowing other vehicles to go ahead of oneself. A sign with a red triangle is often used to tell drivers to yield.
When entering a highway, drivers must yield to traffic already on the road.
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related words: |
despair, forfeit, indulge, lay, lead, lose, provoke, relent, spare |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a thing or amount produced.
Our garden promises an excellent yield of tomatoes and beans.- synonyms:
- production
- similar words:
- crop, fruit, gain, harvest, interest, output, proceeds, produce, product, profit, receipts, return, revenue
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related words: |
haul, income, proceeds |
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derivations: |
yieldable (adj.), yielder (n.) |
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