English noun: yield | |||
1. | yield (act) production of a certain amount | ||
Synonyms | output | ||
Broader (hypernym) | production | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crop, harvest | ||
2. | yield (possession) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | ||
Samples | The average return was about 5%. | ||
Synonyms | issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings | ||
Broader (hypernym) | income | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | economic rent, payback, rent | ||
3. | yield (artifact) an amount of a product | ||
Synonyms | fruit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | product, production | ||
4. | yield (quantity) the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) | ||
Samples | Production was up in the second quarter. | ||
Synonyms | output, production | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indefinite quantity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pick, picking | ||
English verb: yield | |||
1. | yield (possession) be the cause or source of | ||
Samples | He gave me a lot of trouble. Our meeting afforded much interesting information. | ||
Synonyms | afford, give | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | allow, allow for, leave, open, open up, provide | ||
Verb group | give | ||
2. | yield (change) end resistance, as under pressure or force | ||
Samples | The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram. | ||
Synonyms | give way | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
3. | yield (creation) give or supply | ||
Samples | The cow brings in 5 liters of milk. This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn. The estate renders some revenue for the family. | ||
Synonyms | generate, give, render, return | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make, produce | ||
Verb group | establish, give, give, yield | ||
4. | yield (possession) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another | ||
Synonyms | cede, concede, grant | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
5. | yield (stative) give in, as to influence or pressure | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue yield | ||
Synonyms | relent, soften | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | truckle | ||
Antonyms | remain firm, stand | ||
6. | yield (motion) move in order to make room for someone for something | ||
Samples | The park gave way to a supermarket. `Move over,' he told the crowd. | ||
Examples | These cars won't yield | ||
Synonyms | ease up, give, give way, move over | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Verb group | abandon, give up | ||
7. | yield (creation) cause to happen or be responsible for | ||
Samples | His two singles gave the team the victory. | ||
Synonyms | give | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Verb group | generate, give, render, return, yield | ||
8. | yield (communication) be willing to concede | ||
Samples | I grant you this much. | ||
Synonyms | concede, grant | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agree, concord, concur, hold | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | forgive | ||
9. | yield (stative) be fatally overwhelmed | ||
Synonyms | succumb | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||
Antonyms | make it, pull round, pull through, survive, come through | ||
10. | yield (possession) bring in | ||
Samples | Interest-bearing accounts. How much does this savings certificate pay annually?. | ||
Synonyms | bear, pay | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clear, net, pay off | ||
Domain category | investment, investment funds | ||
11. | yield (contact) be flexible under stress of physical force | ||
Samples | This material doesn't give. | ||
Synonyms | give | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stretch | ||
12. | yield (competition) cease opposition; stop fighting | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fall, give up, surrender | ||
13. | yield (communication) consent reluctantly | ||
Synonyms | buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accept, consent, go for | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accede, bow, defer, give in, submit | ||