LookItUpyield
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /jiːld/
Forms: yields, yielding, yielded
yield means: To produce something, such as food, money, or useful information.
verb
To produce something, such as food, money, or useful information.
- The trees yield plenty of fruit.
- Our search yielded useful information.
- Will this investment yield a profit?
To stop resisting or give someone what they ask for.
- He refused to yield.
- The council yielded to public pressure.
- Will she yield control to someone else?
To let another person or vehicle go first.
- You must yield at this crossing.
- The driver yielded to a cyclist.
- Do buses have to yield here?
To bend, move, or break because something pushes against it.
- The door would not yield.
- The thin metal yielded under his weight.
- Soft ground yields when you step on it.
noun
The amount of food or other products that a farm or area of land produces.
- The farm had a good yield.
- Dry weather reduced wheat yields this year.
- How can we increase the milk yield?
Questions about yield
What does yield mean?
To produce something, such as food, money, or useful information.
What is yield in other languages?
Türkçe: üretmek · Español: producir · Français: produire · Deutsch: erbringen · Italiano: produrre · 日本語: 生み出す
How do you pronounce yield?
It is pronounced /jiːld/.
How do you use yield in a sentence?
The trees yield plenty of fruit. Our search yielded useful information.
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