yield
🇺🇸
/jiːld/
🇬🇧
/jiːld/
noun
R
the amount of something produced, like crops or money
The farm's yield of corn was very high this year.
verb
C1
to produce or give something, such as information or results
The experiment did not yield the expected results.
C1
to stop fighting or resisting and agree to what someone wants
He refused to yield to their demands.
R
to give up control of something to someone else
She had to yield her position to the new manager.
R
to bend or break under pressure
The metal will yield if too much force is applied.
R
to let other vehicles go first on the road
Drivers must yield to pedestrians at crosswalks.
translation
the amount of something produced, like crops or money
to produce or give something, such as information or results; to stop fighting or resisting and agree to what someone wants; to give up control of something to someone else; to bend or break under pressure; to let other vehicles go first on the road
Word Forms
3rd Present
yields
Progressive
yielding
Past
yielded
Plural
yields
Perfect
yielded