🇬🇧 Yield meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Yield" means to give or produce something. When a garden yields carrots, it means the garden produces carrots. When a test yields results, it means the test gives you new information. So if something yields something else, it is making it, giving it, or causing it to appear.

Practicing my evil laugh in the mirror yielded a sound that scared me.

Asking Dad how to fix my toy car yielded a three-hour speech about “back in my day.”

Asking my brother for advice only yielded louder and louder wrong answers.

Studying for ten minutes yielded a test score that looked like I studied for ten seconds.

Typing random letters on the keyboard yielded a story that was still better than my first draft.

An old woman plants a seed. Years later, the tree will yield apples. The field will yield bread when neighbors trade. The old book will yield a map; the map will yield a small chest of coins. Kindness will yield a warm smile. She shares an apple and the coins, and the village cheers.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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