All 5 Uses
yield
in
The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran
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- And When his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.†
*yield = give in, give way, or give up
- But should my voice fade in your ears, and my love vanish in your memory, then I will come again, And with a richer heart and lips more yielding to the spirit will I speak.†
yielding = giving in, giving up, or giving way (easily moved or soft)
- And he answered and said: To you the earth yields her fruit, and you shall not want if you but know how to fill your hands.†
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- Go to your fields and your gardens, and you shall learn that it is the pleasure of the bee to gather honey of the flower, But it is also the pleasure of the flower to yield its honey to the bee.†
- Her voice yields to our silences like a faint light that quivers in fear of the shadow.†
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)