yield up the ghost
yield up the ghost verb: for a person, to die.
Verb
yield up the ghost (third-person singular simple present yields up the ghost, present participle yielding up the ghost, simple past and past participle yielded up the ghost)
- For a person, to die.
- Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 5:10
Forms of yield up the ghost
| third-person singular present | yields up the ghost |
|---|---|
| present participle | yielding up the ghost |
| past participle | yielded up the ghost |
| past | yielded up the ghost |
| alternative form | give up the ghost |
| alternative form | yield the ghost |
Questions about yield up the ghost
- What does yield up the ghost mean?
- Yield up the ghost means for a person, to die.
- What part of speech is yield up the ghost?
- Yield up the ghost is a verb.
- What is the past tense of yield up the ghost?
- The past tense of yield up the ghost is yielded up the ghost.
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