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Word: Yield
Speech Type: Verb
Old English g(i)eldan ‘pay, repay’, of Germanic origin. The senses ‘produce, bear’ and ‘surrender’ arose in Middle English
jiːld
produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product)
Short Definition:produce or provide
Examples:- the land yields grapes and tobacco
give way to arguments, demands, or pressure
Short Definition:give way to arguments or pressure
Examples:- the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted
- he yielded to the demands of his partners
(of a mass or structure) give way under force or pressure
Short Definition:give way under force or pressure
Examples:- he reeled into the house as the door yielded
Word: Yield
Speech Type: Noun
jiːld
an amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product
Short Definition:amount produced of agricultural or industrial product
Examples:- the milk yield was poor
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