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yield something to someone

 

1. . to give the right-of-way to someone. You must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians. You failed to yield the right-of-way to the oncoming car. 2. to give up something to someone. The army yielded the territory to the invading army. We yielded the territory to the government.

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yield to someone

 

1. to let someone go ahead; to give someone the right-of-way. Please yield to the next speaker. She yielded to the next speaker.

2. to give in to someone. She found it hard to yield to her husband in an argument. I will yield to no one.

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yield to

v.

1. To give oneself up to someone, as in defeat: The platoon chose to fight to the end and would not yield to the enemy.

2. To give way to some pressure or force: The door yielded to a gentle push.

3. To give way to some argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty: I'm dieting, but I sometimes yield to temptation and eat a cookie.

4. To give up one's place, as to one that is superior: The moderator opened the conference and then yielded to the chairperson.

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