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to yield

to yield

13 4.4
To move aside to let someone or something pass
  • verb
  • /jiːld/
: apartarse
  • To ensure a smooth flow of traffic, drivers should yield yield to oncoming vehicles when merging.

Examples

Synonyms

to move over
vsto yield
94 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 give way
vsto yield
67 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 way
vsto yield
61 2.3

Move aside to let a person or vehicle pass

is used more broadly to allow both passage and new developments
to make space
vsto yield
15 2.5

Move things so there is room for something

focuses on changing your own position rather than clearing obstacles

Antonyms

to block
989 3.0

To stop movement, access, or progress

to resist
350 2.2

Act against authority, rules or change

Idioms

to yield up the ghost
  • Archaic
1 9.8

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

Phrasal Verbs

to yield up
2 7.4

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

Compounds

high-yield
20 4.3

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

high-yield bond
  • Specialized
3 6.3

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

milk yield
1 3.2

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

marketable yield
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Part of a crop that is good enough to sell

egg yield
  • Specialized
1 3.2

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

How Accommodating

to clear
839 1.5
to step aside
121 3.4
to yield
13 4.4
to move over
94 1.6
to refuse
∞ 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.