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yield

/ yield /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give in, as to influence or pressure
Opposites:
stand remain firm
Kinds of:
truckle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 2
an amount of a product
Type of:
product production
Derived:
pay bear render return give
verb Sense 3
be the cause or source of
"He gave me a lot of trouble"
"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
Type of:
supply provide render
Kinds of:
open open up leave allow for allow
Verb group:
give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
consent reluctantly
Type of:
accept consent go for
Kinds of:
submit bow defer accede give in
Derived:
giving up yielding surrender
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
verb Sense 5
bring in
"interest-bearing accounts"
"How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
Type of:
gain take in clear
Kinds of:
net clear pay off
Derived:
wage pay earnings remuneration salary
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
investment investment funds
verb Sense 6
cease opposition; stop fighting
Kinds of:
surrender give up relinquish fall
Derived:
surrenderer yielder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
verb Sense 7
be fatally overwhelmed
Opposites:
survive pull through pull round come through make it
Type of:
die decease perish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Type of:
give
Derived:
cession ceding concession conceding yielding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 9
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"
Type of:
produce make create
Derived:
generation return issue proceeds take
Verb group:
give bring about establish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
be flexible under stress of physical force
"This material doesn''t give"
Type of:
stretch
Derived:
give spring springiness
See also:
give in succumb knuckle under buckle under
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 11
be willing to concede
"I grant you this much"
Type of:
agree hold concur
Kinds of:
forgive
Derived:
concession conceding yielding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb Sense 12
end resistance, especially under pressure or force
"The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 13
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
"production was up in the second quarter"
Type of:
indefinite quantity
Kinds of:
picking pick
Derived:
pay bear render return give
noun Sense 14
production of a certain amount
Type of:
production
Kinds of:
crop harvest
Derived:
pay bear render return give
verb Sense 15
bring about
"His two singles gave the team the victory"
Type of:
make create
Verb group:
render return give generate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 16
move in order to make room for someone for something
"The park gave way to a supermarket"
"`Move over,'' he told the crowd"
Type of:
move
Verb group:
abandon give up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 17
the income arising from land or other property
"the average return was about 5%"
Type of:
income
Kinds of:
economic rent rent payback
Derived:
render return give generate subscribe
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
122
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

truckle stand remain firm product production supply provide render open open up leave allow for