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/
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
The driver yielded to the pedestrians at the crosswalk.
🧠 Mnemonic
After a long battle, the defeated king yielded to the enemy. (KNEEL TO → If you kneel to someone, you yield to them.)
🎵 Rhyme
She yielded to her friend's appeal to stay and listened to his advice.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/jiːld tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/jiːld tuː/
🌳Etymology
Rootyield
🎵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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