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yield toto give way to or surrender to someone or something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to give way to or surrender to someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /jiːld tuː/

Korean meaning: ~에게 양보하다, 굴복하다, 항복하다

Korean pronunciation: **일**드 투

Example Sentences

  • The vampire finally yielded to garlic bread instead of human blood.
  • She refused to yield to the bully's threats.
  • The strict teacher eventually yielded to students' requests for a pizza party.

yield to

VERB

//jiːld tuː//

to give way to or surrender to someone or something

yield to concept
💡 Concept

to give way to or surrender to someone or something

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yield to rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In the peaceful field, the knight must yield his shield!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/jiːld tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/jiːld tuː/

🌳Etymology

Rootyield

Origin

고대 영어 'gieldan'에서 유래되어 '지불하다, 보상하다'의 의미였다가 점차 '내주다, 양보하다'의 뜻으로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

fieldshieldsealed
field
shield
sealed

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The vampire finally yielded to garlic bread instead of human blood.

She refused to yield to the bully's threats.

😄 Fun example

The strict teacher eventually yielded to students' requests for a pizza party.

Drivers must yield to pedestrians at crosswalks.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

give in tosurrender tosubmit tobow tosuccumb to

Antonyms

resistopposefight against

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concedecompromisedefercapitulate