yield – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of yield

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to yield up the ghost
Participle: yielded up the ghost
Gerund: yielding up the ghost

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iyield up the ghost
youyield up the ghost
he;she;ityields up the ghost
weyield up the ghost
youyield up the ghost
theyyield up the ghost

Perfect

Ihave yielded up the ghost
youhave yielded up the ghost
he;she;ithas yielded up the ghost
wehave yielded up the ghost
youhave yielded up the ghost
theyhave yielded up the ghost

Past

Iyielded up the ghost
youyielded up the ghost
he;she;ityielded up the ghost
weyielded up the ghost
youyielded up the ghost
theyyielded up the ghost

Pluperfect

Ihad yielded up the ghost
youhad yielded up the ghost
he;she;ithad yielded up the ghost
wehad yielded up the ghost
youhad yielded up the ghost
theyhad yielded up the ghost

Future

Iwill yield up the ghost
youwill yield up the ghost
he;she;itwill yield up the ghost
wewill yield up the ghost
youwill yield up the ghost
theywill yield up the ghost

Future Perfect

Iwill have yielded up the ghost
youwill have yielded up the ghost
he;she;itwill have yielded up the ghost
wewill have yielded up the ghost
youwill have yielded up the ghost
theywill have yielded up the ghost

Subjunctive

Present

Iyield up the ghost
youyield up the ghost
he;she;ityield up the ghost
weyield up the ghost
youyield up the ghost
theyyield up the ghost

Perfect

Ihave yielded up the ghost
youhave yielded up the ghost
he;she;ithave yielded up the ghost
wehave yielded up the ghost
youhave yielded up the ghost
theyhave yielded up the ghost

Imperfect

Iyielded up the ghost
youyielded up the ghost
he;she;ityielded up the ghost
weyielded up the ghost
youyielded up the ghost
theyyielded up the ghost

Pluperfect

Ihad yielded up the ghost
youhad yielded up the ghost
he;she;ithad yielded up the ghost
wehad yielded up the ghost
youhad yielded up the ghost
theyhad yielded up the ghost

Conditional

Present

Iwould yield up the ghost
youwould yield up the ghost
he;she;itwould yield up the ghost
wewould yield up the ghost
youwould yield up the ghost
theywould yield up the ghost

Perfect

Iwould have yielded up the ghost
youwould have yielded up the ghost
he;she;itwould have yielded up the ghost
wewould have yielded up the ghost
youwould have yielded up the ghost
theywould have yielded up the ghost

Imperative

youyield up the ghost
weLet's yield up the ghost
youyield up the ghost

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam yielding up the ghost
youare yielding up the ghost
he;she;itis yielding up the ghost
weare yielding up the ghost
youare yielding up the ghost
theyare yielding up the ghost

Perfect

Ihave been yielding up the ghost
youhave been yielding up the ghost
he;she;ithas been yielding up the ghost
wehave been yielding up the ghost
youhave been yielding up the ghost
theyhave been yielding up the ghost

Past

Iwas yielding up the ghost
youwere yielding up the ghost
he;she;itwas yielding up the ghost
wewere yielding up the ghost
youwere yielding up the ghost
theywere yielding up the ghost

Pluperfect

Ihad been yielding up the ghost
youhad been yielding up the ghost
he;she;ithad been yielding up the ghost
wehad been yielding up the ghost
youhad been yielding up the ghost
theyhad been yielding up the ghost

Future

Iwill be yielding up the ghost
youwill be yielding up the ghost
he;she;itwill be yielding up the ghost
wewill be yielding up the ghost
youwill be yielding up the ghost
theywill be yielding up the ghost

Future Perfect

Iwill have been yielding up the ghost
youwill have been yielding up the ghost
he;she;itwill have been yielding up the ghost
wewill have been yielding up the ghost
youwill have been yielding up the ghost
theywill have been yielding up the ghost

Conditional

Present

Iwould be yielding up the ghost
youwould be yielding up the ghost
he;she;itwould be yielding up the ghost
wewould be yielding up the ghost
youwould be yielding up the ghost
theywould be yielding up the ghost

Perfect

Iwould have been yielding up the ghost
youwould have been yielding up the ghost
he;she;itwould have been yielding up the ghost
wewould have been yielding up the ghost
youwould have been yielding up the ghost
theywould have been yielding up the ghost

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'yield'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'yield'

bield, field, hield, wield, ciel, eld, fiend, geld, gild, heeld,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to accept instruction or command
accede, acquiesce, assent, comply, conform, obey, submit
to submit to the power of another
abandon, bend, capitulate, cave in, cede, fall in line, give in, give over, give up, give way, knuckle under, relinquish, strike one's flag, strike the colors, strike the flag, submit, surrender, throw in the towel, throw up one's hands, turn in, wave the white flag
to yield to persuasion; to agree to a request or demand
accede, allow, cave in, come around, come round, concede, give way, grant, soothe
produce
render, supply, furnish, bear, bestow, afford, part
surrender
abandon, abdicate, cede, concede, forgo, relinquish, resign, submit
grant
bow, acquiesce, concede, give, bend, assent, agree, relax

Antonyms

to persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking
cease, desist, give up, quit, stop, surrender, persevere
to reject instruction or command
accede, acquiesce, assent, comply, conform, obey, submit, disobey
to continue to exist
break, fail, persist
produce
destroy, ruin, squelch, subdue
grant
deduction, loss, damage, detriment

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. geldan (Anglian), gieldan (W.Saxon) "to pay" (class III strong verb; past tense geald, p.p. golden), from P.Gmc. *geldanan "pay" (cf. O.S. geldan "to be worth," O.N. gjaldo "to repay, return," M.Du. ghelden, Du. gelden "to cost, be worth, concern," O.H.G. geltan, Ger. gelten "to be worth," Goth. fra-gildan "to repay, requite"), perhaps from PIE *ghel-to- "I pay," found only in Balto-Slavic and Gmc., unless O.C.S. zledo, Lith. geliuoti are Gmc. loan-words. Sense developed in Eng. via use to translate L. reddere, Fr. rendre, and had expanded by c.1300 to "repay, return, render (service), produce, surrender." Related to M.L.G. and M.Du. gelt, Du. geld, Ger. Geld "money." Earliest Eng. sense survives in financial "yield from investments." The noun is O.E. gield "payment, sum of money;" extended sense of "production" (as of crops) is first attested c.1440. Yielding in sense of "giving way to physical force" is recorded from 1665.
2. From Middle English yielden, yelden, ȝelden (“to yield, pay”), from Old English ġieldan (“to pay”), from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay”), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Doublet of geld.
3. The noun is from Middle English ȝeld (“tax, payment”), from Old English ġield (“payment”), from Proto-West Germanic *geld (“payment”), from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).
4. Cognates
5. Cognate with Scots yield (“to yield”), North Frisian jilden (“to pay”), Saterland Frisian jäilde (“to be valid, matter, count, be worth”), West Frisian jilde (“to pay”), Low German gellen, Dutch gelden (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), gelden (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), German gelten (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Danish gælde (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Icelandic gjalda (“to pay, yield, give”), Norwegian Bokmål gjelde (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Norwegian Nynorsk gjelde, gjelda (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Swedish gälda (“to pay”), gälla (“to apply, be regarded”).
6. The noun is cognate with West Frisian jild (“money”), Dutch geld (“money”), Low German and German Geld (“money”), Danish gæld (“debt”), Faroese and Icelandic gjald (“fee, payment”), Norn gild (“payment”), Norwegian gjeld (“debt”), and Swedish gäld (“debt”). See also geld. See: Proto-Germanic '*geldaną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'jäilde', Low Saxon 'gellen', Dutch 'gelden', German, old spelling 'gelten', Danish 'gælde', Icelandic 'gjalda', Norwegian 'gjelde', Norwegian, nynorsk 'gjelde', Swedish 'gälda'.

Verbs referencing "yield"

English geld, German, old spelling gelten, Old High German geltan, Faroese gjalda, Icelandic gjalda, Luxembourgish gëllen, Low Saxon gellen, Danish gælde, Cimbrian ghèltan.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] when at once the truth flashed upon the child, and all mistrust and anxiety disappeared from her face, as with an expression of exceeding joy she eagerly nestled to the bosom of her parent, and yielded herself to her fond embraces. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] playthings which were offered to her were utterly disregarded; her playmates, for whom but a moment before she gladly left the stranger, now vainly strove to pull her from her mother; and though she yielded her usual instantaneous obedience to my signal to follow me, it was evidently with painful reluctance. She clung close to me, as if bewildered and fearful; and when, after a moment, I took her to [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • In this brief account of Lowell, and inadequate expression of the gratification it yielded me, and cannot fail to afford to any foreigner to whom the condition of such people at home is a subject of interest and anxious speculation, I have carefully abstained from drawing a comparison [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] veneration—I do not remember having ever fainted away, or having even been moved to tears of joyful pride, at sight of any legislative body. I have borne the House of Commons like a man, and have yielded to no weakness, but slumber, in the House of Lords. I have seen elections for borough and county, and have never been impelled (no matter which party won ) to damage my hat by throwing it up into [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Our host announced, before our early dinner, that some members of the legislative body proposed to do us the honour of calling. He had kindly yielded up to us his wife 's own little parlour, and when I begged that he would show them in, I saw him look with painful apprehension at its pretty carpet; though, being otherwise occupied at the time, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • It certainly would have been more pleasant to all parties concerned, and would not, I think, have compromised their independence in any material degree, if some of these gentlemen had not only yielded to the prejudice in favour of spittoons, but had abandoned themselves, for the moment, even to the conventional absurdity of pocket-handkerchiefs. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] inn. When the speaking was done, the ayes and noes were ranged on opposite sides, and every male adult voted in his turn. The moment the result was known, the minority (a large one ) cheerfully yielded to the rest, and withdrew all kind of opposition. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of these latter qualities in a most remarkable degree, which renders an educated American one of the most endearing and most generous of friends. I never was so won upon, as by this class; never yielded up my full confidence and esteem so readily and pleasurably, as to them; never can make again, in half a year, so many friends for whom I seem to entertain the regard of half a life. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] passed over his face. Adolph absolutely refused to go. Terror had deprived him of all presence of mind; he threw himself along the floor, and nothing could persuade him to rise. The rest yielded to Miss Ophelia's urgent representations, that their master's safety depended on their stillness and obedience. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] His coarse, strong nature craved, and could endure, a continual stimulation, that would have utterly wrecked and crazed a finer one. But a deep, underlying spirit of cautiousness prevented his often yielding to appetite in such measure as to lose control of himself. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)