yield to — to 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
💡 Concept
to give way to or surrender to someone or something
🎵 Rhyme
In the peaceful field, the knight must yield his shield!
🎤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.
🎵Rhyme
fieldshieldsealed
field
shield
sealed
🔗Collocations
yield to pressure
yield to temptation
yield to traffic
yield to demands
yield to authority
📝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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
give in tosurrender tosubmit tobow tosuccumb to
Antonyms
resistopposefight against
Related
concedecompromisedefercapitulate
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