The Only Use of
yield
in
The Great Gatsby
- There were three married couples and Jordan's escort, a persistent undergraduate given to violent innuendo, and obviously under the impression that sooner or later Jordan was going to yield him up her person to a greater or lesser degree.
p. 44..8yield = give in (surrender)
Definition:
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(yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up