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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yielded; obs. p. p. Yold;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Yielding.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden,
     [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make
     an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to
     cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore,
     make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up,
     Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g["a]lla to be worth, g["a]lda
     to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld,
     Guild.]
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     1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as
        payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to
        pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
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              To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer.
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              When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
              henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv.
                                                    12.
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     2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. ``Vines
        yield nectar.'' --Milton.
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              [He] makes milch kine yield blood.    --Shak.
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              The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their
              children.                             --Job xxiv. 5.
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     3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to
        make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to
        surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
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              And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown.
                                                    --Shak.
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              Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.
                                                    --Milton.
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     4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
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              I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton.
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     5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
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     6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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              Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more,
              And the gods yield you for 't.        --Shak.
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              God yield thee, and God thank ye.     --Beau. & Fl.
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     To yield the breath, To yield the breath up, To yield
     the ghost, To yield the ghost up, To yield up the ghost,
        or To yield the life, to die; to expire; -- similar to
        To give up the ghost.
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              One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yielded; obs. p. p. Yold;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Yielding.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden,
     [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make
     an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to
     cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore,
     make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up,
     Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g["a]lla to be worth, g["a]lda
     to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld,
     Guild.]
     1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as
        payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to
        pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
  
              To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer.
  
              When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
              henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv.
                                                    12.
  
     2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. ``Vines
        yield nectar.'' --Milton.
  
              [He] makes milch kine yield blood.    --Shak.
  
              The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their
              children.                             --Job xxiv. 5.
  
     3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to
        make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to
        surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
  
              And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
  
              I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton.
  
     5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
  
     6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
              Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the
              gods yield you for 't.                --Shak.
  
              God yield thee, and God thank ye.     --Beau. & Fl.
  
     To yield the breath, the ghost, or the life, to die; to
        expire; -- often followed by up.
  
              One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  yielded
     vb.
     (infl of en yield  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  yielded
     vb.
     (infl of en yield  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  yielded
     vb.
     (infl of en yield  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  yielded
     vb.
     (infl of en yield  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  yielded
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm y ield ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  yielded
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en yield ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb yield)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Yielded /jˈiːldɪd/
  استسلم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  yielded /jˈiːldɪd/ 
  získaný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  yielded /jˈiːldɪd/
  eingebracht, erbracht, hervorbracht, gebracht, abgeworfen
   see: yield, yielding, yields, yielded
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  yielded /jˈiːldɪd/
  brachte ein, erbrachte, brachte hervor, brachte, warf ab
   see: yield, yielding, yielded, yields
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  yielded /jˈiːldɪd/
  sich gefügt, nachgegeben
   see: yield, yielding
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  yielded /jˈiːldɪd/
  geliefert, ergeben
   see: yield, yielding
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  yielded /jˈiːldɪd/
  nachgegeben
        "The rope yielded."  - Das Seil gab nach
   see: yield, yielding, yields, yielded
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  yielded /jˈiːldɪd/
  gab nach
        "The rope yielded."  - Das Seil gab nach
   see: yield, yielding, yielded, yields
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  yielded /jˈiːldɪd/
  übergeben, ausgeliefert
     Synonyms: surrendered, turned over
  
   see: surrender sb./sth., turn over sb./sth., yield sth., surrendering, turning over, yielding, surrender a detainee to his country of origin, yield the fortification to the enemy, They were given four hours to surrender their weapons.
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈjiɫdɪd/


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