yield

S2 W2

BrE /jiːld/ AmE /jiːld/

verb en → es

past yielded pp yielded ing yielding

1 PRODUCE [intransitive] B2

to produce a particular amount of something, especially crops or fruit

producir, dar

  • yield sth

Collocations yield a good crop · yield fruit

  • The trees yield a lot of fruit.

    Los árboles producen mucha fruta.

2 GIVE WAY [intransitive] B1

to give way to someone or something, especially because they are more powerful or have a higher authority

ceder, dar paso

  • yield to sb/sth

Collocations yield to pressure · yield to the law

  • The government eventually yielded to public pressure.

    El gobierno finalmente cedió a la presión pública.

3 ALLOW [transitive] B2

to allow something to happen or be done, especially by giving permission for it

permitir, dejar que

  • yield sth

Collocations yield to demands · yield a right

  • The company has yielded to the workers' demands.

    La empresa ha cedido a las demandas de los trabajadores.

4 RESULT [transitive] B2

to result in something or lead to a particular outcome

resultar en, dar como resultado

  • yield sth

Collocations yield results · yield benefits

  • The experiment yielded interesting results.

    El experimento dio como resultado resultados interesantes.

5 GIVE UP [intransitive] B1

to give up or surrender something, especially to someone who is stronger or more powerful

rendirse, ceder

  • yield to sb/sth

Collocations yield to an enemy · yield to a superior force

  • The soldiers had no choice but to yield.

    Los soldados no tuvieron más opción que rendirse.

6 ALLOW PASSAGE [intransitive] B1

to allow someone or something to pass through a place, especially by moving aside

dejar pasar, ceder el paso

  • yield to sb/sth

Collocations yield the right of way · yield to traffic

  • The cars yielded to the ambulance.

    Los autos cedieron el paso a la ambulancia.

7 SUBMIT [intransitive] B2

to submit or agree to something, especially after some resistance

acceder, aceptar

  • yield to sth

Collocations yield to persuasion · yield to reason

  • She finally yielded to his arguments.

    Finalmente accedió a sus argumentos.

8 GIVE UP CONTROL [intransitive] B2

to give up control or power, especially to someone else

ceder el control, renunciar al poder

  • yield to sb/sth

Collocations yield power · yield authority

  • The old regime yielded to the new government.

    El antiguo régimen cedió al nuevo gobierno.