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    yields; yielded; yielding
    
    [+ obj] to produce or provide (something, such as a plant or crop)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    to produce (something) as a result of time, effort, or work
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    to produce (a profit, an amount of money, etc.)
    
    
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to agree to do or accept something that you have been resisting :to stop trying to resist or oppose something
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to allow (something) to be taken or controlled by another person, group, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    b formal :to give (someone) the chance to speak at a public meeting - + to; [+ obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to stop trying to fight someone or something
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to bend, stretch, or break because of physical force or pressure
    
    
    
    
    
    US :to allow another car or person to go ahead of you or in front of you [no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural yields
    
    [count] the amount of something that is produced by a plant, farm, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    the profit made from an investment