All 3 Uses of
yield
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry murmured words to the Snitch in the darkness, trying everything, even Parseltongue, but the golden ball would not open… …and Harry pressed his mouth again to the Snitch, kissing it, nearly swallowing it, but the cold medal did not yield…
Chpt 22yield = give way (open)
- Twelve-and-three-quarter inches. Unyielding. This wand belonged to Bellatrix Lestrange.
Chpt 24 *unyielding = firm (unbending)standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unyielding means not and reverses the meaning of yielding. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- It was a huge effort now to close down the visions that were forcing themselves upon him, but he knew that he would have to resist only a little longer. He would yield very soon, because he needed to know that his theory was right.
Chpt 24yield = give in (accept)
Definition:
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(yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up