yield
gb/jˈild/ us/jˈild/
A2
Inglês
~ 4600
hoz, eredményez, terem, elsőbbséget ad, megadja magát, enged, hozam, termés
VERBO
B1
1
Padrão de uso:
to yield [something]
The new farming method can yield higher crop quantities.
Az új gazdálkodási módszer nagyobb terméshozamot eredményezhet.
Investments in renewable energy often yield long-term benefits.
A megújuló energiába tett befektetések gyakran hosszú távú előnyöket hoznak.
The experiment yielded surprising results.
This land yields enough food for the whole village.
Exemplos para estudantes
The farm yields many apples.
A gazdaságban sok alma terem.
This tree yields sweet fruit.
Ez a fa édes gyümölcsöt terem.
The project will yield good results.
Our work yielded more money this year.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'yield' with 'give up'; in this sense it means 'produce', not 'surrender'.
Significado
produce or provide something
Colocações
yield results
|yield profits
|yield crops
|yield benefits
Sinônimos
produce (A very close synonym; 'produce' is more common in everyday use for making or creating something.)
Antônimos
withhold (Means to refuse to give or supply something.)
Temas
business
|agriculture
|science
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To make, give, or produce something.
To produce, supply, or generate something as a result of a process, effort, or situation.
VERBO
A2
2
Padrão de uso:
to yield to [someone/something]
Drivers must yield to pedestrians at crosswalks.
A járművezetőknek elsőbbséget kell adniuk a gyalogosoknak a gyalogátkelőhelyeken.
You should yield the right of way to emergency vehicles.
Elsőbbséget kell adnod a megkülönböztető jelzést használó járműveknek.
The car yielded to oncoming traffic before turning left.
Exemplos para estudantes
Cars must yield to people walking.
Az autóknak elsőbbséget kell adniuk a gyalogosoknak.
Please yield to the bus.
Kérjük, adjon elsőbbséget a busznak.
I yielded to the bike at the corner.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this with 'stop completely'; yielding means slowing and letting others pass, not always stopping fully.
Significado
let another go first
Colocações
yield the right of way
|yield to traffic
|yield to pedestrians
Sinônimos
give way (Common in British English; means the same in traffic contexts.)
Antônimos
block (To stop someone from going forward.)
Temas
transportation
|daily life
|travel
|daily_life
Definição
To let another person or car go before you.
To allow another person or vehicle to proceed before you, especially in traffic situations.
VERBO
B2
3
enged
A2
Padrão de uso:
to yield to [someone/something]
The rebels refused to yield to the advancing army.
A lázadók nem voltak hajlandók megadni magukat az előrenyomuló hadseregnek.
After hours of negotiation, he finally yielded to their demands.
Többórás tárgyalás után végül engedett a követeléseiknek.
She yielded her position as leader to her deputy.
Exemplos para estudantes
He yielded to his friend's idea.
Engedett a barátja ötletének.
The king yielded to the enemy.
A király megadta magát az ellenségnek.
She yielded her seat to the old man.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with 'produce'; here it means 'give up control', not 'make'.
Significado
stop resisting control
Colocações
yield under pressure
|yield to demands
|yield power
Sinônimos
surrender ('Surrender' is stronger and often used in military or life-or-death contexts.)
Antônimos
resist (To continue opposing or fighting against control.)
Temas
conflict
|relationships
|law
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To agree to do what someone else wants because you cannot win.
To stop resisting and allow someone else to have control, power, or possession.
SUBSTANTIVO
B1
4
This year’s wheat yield was much higher than expected.
Az idei búzatermés sokkal nagyobb volt a vártnál.
The bond offers a 5% annual yield.
A kötvény évi 5%-os hozamot kínál.
Better irrigation improved the farm’s overall yield.
Exemplos para estudantes
The farm's yield is big this year.
Idén nagy a gazdaság termése.
We had a high yield of rice.
Nagy volt a rizstermésünk.
The bank gives a good yield on savings.
Significado
amount produced or gained
Colocações
high yield
|crop yield
|investment yield
Sinônimos
output ('Output' is more common in industrial contexts.)
Antônimos
loss (Refers to having less than you started with instead of gaining something.)
Temas
business
|agriculture
|finance
|science
Definição
The amount of something made or gained.
The total amount of something produced, grown, or gained, especially as a result of a process, investment, or effort.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
yield
AFI
GB/jˈild/
US/jˈild/
Sílabas e tonicidade
yield (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (yield)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: yield
- Plural: yield, yields
Verb
- Base: yield
- 3rd Person Singular: yields
- Present Participle: yielding
- Past: yielded
Família de palavras
Forms
yields
noun
yielding
verb
yielded
verb
Negative and opposite forms
unyielding
adjective
Expressões
yield right of way
1/jˈild ɹˈaɪt əv wˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
let others go first in traffic
To let another car or person go first when driving or walking, following the traffic rules.
Exemplos
- Drivers must always yield right of way to pedestrians at crossings.
- You should yield right of way when merging onto the highway.
yield the floor
1/jˈild ðə flˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
formal
give up speaking turn in meeting
To stop speaking and let another person speak in a formal meeting or discussion.
Exemplos
- I now yield the floor to the representative from New York.
- The senator yielded the floor after making her point.