All 6 Uses of
yield
in
Antigone
- Therefore we must maintain authority And yield to title to a woman's will.†
(definition 1)
- See how the trees beside a stream in flood Save, if they yield to force, each spray unharmed, But by resisting perish root and branch.†
(definition 1)
- Love resistless in fight, all yield at a glance of thine eye, Love who pillowed all night on a maiden's cheek dost lie, Over the upland holds.†
(definition 2) *
- Shall mortals not yield to thee?†
(definition 1) *
- To yield is grievous, but the obstinate soul That fights with Fate, is smitten grievously.†
(definition 2)
- You would have me yield?†
(definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
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(2) (yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced