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yield
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- pronunciation:
- yild
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verb |
| inflections: |
yields, yielding, yielded |
| definition 1: |
to produce.
The fields yielded very good crops this year.This recipe yields two large loaves of bread.- synonyms:
- produce
- similar words:
- bear, cause, earn, fetch, pay, return
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| definition 2: |
to wait and let other vehicles go first.
The sign with the triangle means you must yield to traffic already on the highway.
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| related words: |
lay, lose |
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| derivations: |
yieldable (adj.), yielder (n.) |
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