Both Uses of
yield
in
Twelfth Night
- Troth, sir, I can yield you none without words; and words are grown so false I am loath to prove reason with them.
Scene 3.1 *yield = provide or give
- You must needs yield your reason, Sir Andrew.
Scene 3.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced
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(2)
(yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)