yield
verb (used with object)
to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation.
has yielded
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present perfectof yield (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“That approach has yielded very little and is unlikely to yield a breakthrough over the next year,” Turpin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Wyoming's Sundance Formation, which preserves evidence of an ancient inland sea that once stretched across much of the western United States, has yielded millions of these fossils.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
So far, the turnaround plan has yielded some positive signs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Even Tusk later admitted that "diplomacy has yielded no results".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The melting pot that is America has yielded brand new genres such as big band, jazz, blues, rock and roll, etc.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
