4
ADV
[n ADV
] You use
yet
after a superlative to indicate, for example, that something is the worst or the best of its kind up to the present time. □
5
ADV
[ADV
before v] You can use
yet
to say that there is still a possibility that something will happen. □
6
ADV
[n ADV
] You can use
yet
after expressions which refer to a period of time, when you want to say how much longer a situation will continue for. □
7
ADV
[ADV
to-inf] If you say that you have
yet
to
do something, you mean that you have never done it, especially when this is surprising or bad. □
8
CONJ
You can use
yet
to introduce a fact which is rather surprising after the previous fact you have just mentioned. □
9
ADV
You can use
yet
to emphasize a word, especially when you are saying that something is surprising because it is more extreme than previous things of its kind, or a further case of them. [EMPHASIS
] □
10
PHRASE
You use
as yet
with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time. [FORMAL
] □
yew /juː / (yews ) N‑VAR A yew or a yew tree is an evergreen tree. It has sharp leaves which are broad and flat, and red berries. ● N‑UNCOUNT Yew is the wood of this tree.
Y -fronts N‑PLURAL Y-fronts are men's or boys' underwear with an opening at the front. [BRIT , TRADEMARK ]
Yid|dish /j I d I ʃ/ N‑UNCOUNT Yiddish is a language which comes mainly from German and is spoken by many Jewish people of European origin.
yield ◆◇◇ /j I ə ld/ (yields , yielding , yielded )
1
VERB
If you
yield
to
someone or something, you stop resisting them. [FORMAL
] □ [V
+
2
VERB
If you
yield
something that you have control of or responsibility for, you allow someone else to have control or responsibility for it. [FORMAL
] □ [V
n]
3
VERB
If a moving person or a vehicle
yields
, they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them. [AM
] □ [V
+
5
VERB
If an area of land
yields
a particular amount of a crop, this is the amount that is produced. You can also say that a number of animals
yield
a particular amount of meat. □ [V
n]
6
N‑COUNT
A
yield
is the amount of food produced on an area of land or by a number of animals. □
7
VERB
If a tax or investment
yields
an amount of money or profit, this money or profit is obtained from it. [BUSINESS
] □ [V
n]