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to yield

to yield

11 4.4
To move aside to let someone or something pass
  • verb
  • /jiːld/
translation icon : apartarse
  • To ensure a smooth flow of traffic, drivers should yield yield to oncoming vehicles when merging.

Examples

Synonyms

to move over
vsto yield
61 1.6

Shift a little to make room for someone else

often also means allow oneself to be shifted to make room for others
to make way
vsto yield
57 2.3

Move aside to let a person or vehicle pass

is used more broadly to allow both passage and new developments
to give way
vsto yield
42 3.3

Move aside or be replaced by something else

also sometimes means be replaced by something new rather than simply stepping aside
to make space
vsto yield
3 2.5

Move things so there is room for something

focuses on changing your own position rather than clearing obstacles

Antonyms

to block
∞ 3.0

To stop movement, access, or progress

to resist
311 2.2

Act against authority, rules or change

Idioms

to yield up the ghost
  • Archaic
9.8

To stop working or to die after a long time of getting worse

Phrasal Verbs

to yield up
1 7.4

Give something to another person because you are forced to do so

Compounds

high-yield
7 4.3

Producing a large amount of crops, goods, or money compared with others

high-yield bond
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A loan to a company that pays high interest because it has high risk

egg yield
  • Specialized
3.2

The number of eggs a hen lays in a given time, like a day or a year

marketable yield
  • Specialized
4.2

Part of a crop that is good enough to sell

milk yield
3.2

The amount of milk a cow or herd produces in a period

How Accommodating

to clear
∞ 1.5
to step aside
129 3.4
to yield
11 4.4
to move over
61 1.6
to refuse
716 1.7

Surface Forms

yield infinitive
yielded past
yielded past participle
yielding present participle
yields third person singular

Etymology

Yield comes from old English gieldan 'to give', and it also took the idea of 'giving' space or right of way, so to yield to someone is to move or let them pass.