All 3 Uses of
yield
in
Henry IV, Part 1
- —No, good Worcester, no; We love our people well; even those we love That are misled upon your cousin's part; And, will they take the offer of our grace, Both he, and they, and you, yea, every man Shall be my friend again, and I'll be his: So tell your cousin, and then bring me word What he will do: but, if he will not yield, Rebuke and dread correction wait on us, And they shall do their office.
Scene 5.1yield = give in, give way, or give up
- The Lord of Stafford dear to-day hath bought Thy likeness; for, instead of thee, King Harry, This sword hath ended him: so shall it thee, Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner.†
Scene 5.3 *
- I was not born a yielder, thou proud Scot; And thou shalt find a king that will revenge Lord Stafford's death.
Scene 5.3 *yielder = someone who surrenders
Definitions:
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(yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
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(yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced