The difference between Give and Yield
When used as nouns, give means the amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it, whereas yield means payment.
When used as verbs, give means to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. to transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). to make a present or gift of. to pledge. to provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford. to cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in. to carry out (a physical interaction) with (something). to pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like. to cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to, whereas yield means to pay, give in payment.
check bellow for the other definitions of Give and Yield
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Give as a verb (ditransitive):
To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). To make a present or gift of. To pledge. To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford. To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in. To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something). To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like. To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
Examples:
"I gave him my coat."
"I gave my coat to the beggar."
"When they asked, I gave my coat."
"I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday."
"She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary."
"He gives of his energies to the organization."
"I gave him my word that I'd protect his children."
"I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class."
"Please give me some more time."
"It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight."
"The fence gave me an electric shock."
"My mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief."
"I want to give you a kiss."
"She gave him a hug."
"I'd like to give the tire a kick."
"I gave the boy a push on the swing."
"She gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking."
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"'Give me your hand."
"On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman."
"My boyfriend gave me chlamydia."
"He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer."
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Give as a verb (ditransitive):
To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
Examples:
"I give it ten minutes before he gives up."
"I give it a 95% chance of success."
"I'll give their marriage six months."
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Give as a verb (intransitive):
To yield slightly when a force is applied.
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Give as a verb (intransitive):
To collapse under pressure or force.
Examples:
"One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below."
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Give as a verb (transitive):
To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
Examples:
"They're giving my favorite show!"
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Give as a verb (intransitive):
To lead (onto or into).
Examples:
"The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony."
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Give as a verb (transitive, dated):
To provide a view of.
Examples:
"His window gave the park."
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Give as a verb:
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
Examples:
"The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship."
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Give as a verb:
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
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Give as a verb:
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
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Give as a verb:
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
Examples:
"He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker."
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Give as a verb:
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
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Give as a verb:
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
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Give as a verb (dated):
To grant power or permission to; to allow.
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Give as a verb (reflexive):
To devote or apply (oneself).
Examples:
"The soldiers give themselves to plunder."
"That boy is given to fits of bad temper."
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Give as a verb (obsolete):
To become soft or moist.
Examples:
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Give as a verb (obsolete):
To shed tears; to weep.
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Give as a verb (obsolete):
To have a misgiving.
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Give as a verb:
To be going on, to be occurring
Examples:
"What gives?"
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Give as a noun (uncountable):
The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.
Examples:
"This chair doesn't have much give."
"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."
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Yield as a verb (obsolete):
To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
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Yield as a verb:
To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
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Yield as a verb:
To give way; to allow another to pass first.
Examples:
"Yield the right of way to pedestrians."
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Yield as a verb:
To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
Examples:
"They refuse to yield to the enemy."
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Yield as a verb:
To give, or give forth, (anything).
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Yield as a verb (intransitive):
To give way; to succumb to a force.
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Yield as a verb:
To produce as return, as from an investment.
Examples:
"Historically, that security yields a high return."
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Yield as a verb (mathematics):
To produce as a result.
Examples:
"Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7."
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Yield as a verb (linguistics):
To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
Examples:
"Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-."
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Yield as a verb (engineering, materials science, of a material specimen):
To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
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Yield as a verb (rare):
To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
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Yield as a noun (obsolete):
Payment; tribute.
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Yield as a noun:
A product; the quantity of something produced.
Examples:
"Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit."
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Yield as a noun (law):
The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
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Yield as a noun (finance):
Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.