past form / past participle
It produced a crop, result, or amount of money.
The investigation yielded no new evidence.
The investment yielded a modest profit.
American English
How to pronounce yielded
verbB2Common word
YEELdihd
/ˈjil.dɪd̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of yield
Yielded is used for both the past form and the past participle of yield.
It produced a crop, result, or amount of money.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past form / past participle
It let another vehicle or person go first, especially by slowing down or stopping.
The driver yielded to the pedestrians.
She yielded at the intersection and let the bus pass.
past form / past participle
It stopped opposing someone or something and accepted that it could not get what it wanted.
After hours of debate, he finally yielded.
The company yielded to the union's demands.
Useful expressions
to stop resisting pressure from someone or something
She would not yield to pressure from the media.
to let another road user go first
Drivers must yield the right of way to pedestrians.
the annual return a bond is expected to provide if held until it matures
The bond's yield to maturity is 4%.