yield
verb (used with object)
to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation.
yielded
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past participleof yield.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof yield.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
yieldverb (used with object)to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation.
Example Sentences
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The companies discovered that in healthcare, one-stop-shopping was more expensive to execute and yielded lower profits than they expected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
None of these populations have yielded DNA, and until today none had yielded any molecular data at all.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
It could have led to a collapse but, instead, they took the game to the Spanish champions during an engrossing first half, which could - and perhaps should - have yielded a leveller.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
A few other primaries even yielded sore losers; in Texas, Rep. Jasmine Crockett has refused to campaign with fellow Democrat James Talarico after he beat her.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
She was so anxious, the ground rumbled beneath her and immediately yielded a bumper crop—precious metals popping to the surface as though the dirt was anxious to expel them.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
