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yielded

Syllables: yield·ed/ˈjiːldɪd/

yielded is the simple past and past participle of yield.

Meaning of yield

Verb

yield (third-person singular simple present yields, present participle yielding, simple past yielded or (obsolete) yold, past participle yielded or (obsolete) yold or (obsolete) yolden)

  1. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
    • This method generally yields better results.
    1. To produce as return from an investment.
      • Historically, that security yields a high return.
    2. To produce as a result.
      • Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
    3. To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
      • Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.
    4. (obsolete) To give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
      • God 'ild [yield] you, sir!c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.
    • They refuse to yield to the enemy.

See all 22 meanings of yield

Words formed from yielded

Phrases with yielded

Questions about yielded

What is yielded the simple past and past participle of?
Yielded is the simple past and past participle of yield.
How do you pronounce yielded?
Yielded is pronounced /ˈjiːldɪd/.

Words near yielded in the dictionary

  1. yield values
  2. yieldable
  3. yieldance
  4. yieldco
  5. yieldcos
  6. yielded
  7. yielded the field
  8. yielded the ghost
  9. yielded up
  10. yielded up the ghost
  11. yieldedst

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