Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: yield
IPA transcription: [j'ild]
Pronunciations of yield
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: output, yield
    Meaning: production of a certain amount
  • Synonyms: return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
    Meaning: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
  • Synonyms: yield, fruit
    Meaning: an amount of a product
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: yield, give, afford
    Meaning: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
  • Synonyms: give_way, yield
    Meaning: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
  • Synonyms: render, yield, return, give, generate
    Meaning: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
  • Synonyms: concede, yield, cede, grant
    Meaning: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  • Synonyms: yield, relent, soften
    Meaning: give in, as to influence or pressure
  • Synonyms: move_over, give_way, give, ease_up, yield
    Meaning: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
  • Synonyms: give, yield
    Meaning: cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
  • Synonyms: concede, yield, grant
    Meaning: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
Usage examples
  • He never will yield."
  • Would you yield to the thirst for gold?
  • I yield to nobody in my respect for our manager.
  • "They yield," said the colonel, after a long time.
  • The bravest know fear, but they do not yield to it.
  • And as I lay there ill and weak, the temptation came to yield.
  • 'Since you won't yield to persuasion, we'll try what force can do.
  • "These figures prove that the yield of the furnace is considerably increased.
  • Would that in this respect the ancient darkness might yield to the new light.
  • I wished to be alone, to yield to the sweet mood that the thought of her brought me.
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