yield
[ yeeld ]
/ yild /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Origin of yield
before 900; (v.) Middle English
y(i)elden, Old English
g(i)eldan to pay; cognate with German
gelten to be worth, apply to; (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the v.
synonym study for yield
3.
Yield,
submit,
surrender mean to give way or give up to someone or something. To
yield is to concede under some degree of pressure, but not necessarily to surrender totally:
to yield ground to an enemy. To
submit is to give up more completely to authority, superior force, etc., and to cease opposition, although usually with reluctance:
to submit to control. To
surrender is to give up complete possession of, relinquish, and cease claim to:
to surrender a fortress, one's freedom, rights.
13. See
crop.
OTHER WORDS FROM yield
Words nearby yield
Example sentences from the Web for yield
British Dictionary definitions for yield
yield
/ (jiːld) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of yield
yieldable, adjective yielder, nounWord Origin for yield
Old English
gieldan; related to Old Frisian
jelda, Old High German
geltan, Old Norse
gjalda, Gothic
gildan