yield something to someone
- yield something to someone
yield something to someone
1. to give the right-of-way to someone. •
You must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.
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You failed to yield the right-of-way to the oncoming car.
2. to give up something to someone. •
The army yielded the territory to the invading army.
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We yielded the territory to the government.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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yield — yield1 [ jild ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to produce something useful such as information or evidence: Knowing about our past does not automatically yield solutions to our current problems. yield results/benefits: The search for truth is beginning… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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yield — [jiːld] verb I 1) [T] to produce something We re hoping the farm will yield a big harvest in the autumn.[/ex] The search for truth is beginning to yield results.[/ex] 2) [I] to finally agree to do what someone wants you to do The sport should not … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
yield — vb 1 produce, turn out, *bear Analogous words: *generate, engender, breed, propagate: create, *invent: form, shape, *make, fabricate, fashion 2 *relinqui … New Dictionary of Synonyms
yield — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gieldan; akin to Old High German geltan to pay Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. archaic recompense, reward 2. to give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required 3. to give up … New Collegiate Dictionary
yield — 1 verb 1 CROPS/PROFITS (T) to produce crops, profits etc: The land yielded a good wheat crop. | Mining shares often yield a high level of return. 2 RESULT (T) to produce a result, answer, or a piece of information: Careful analysis yielded the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
yield — yielder, n. /yeeld/, v.t. 1. to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs. 2. to produce or furnish (payment, profit, or interest): a trust fund that yields ten… … Universalium
Yield (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Yield Type = studio Artist = Pearl Jam Released = February 3, 1998 Recorded = February 1997 – September 1997 at Studio Litho and Studio X, Seattle, Washington; Southern Tracks Recording and Doppler, Atlanta, Georgia Length … Wikipedia
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