yield Who acts: someone, yield, something, car, yield sign, knight · What happens: yield, mean, let, go, give up, stop · To what, where: other cars, road sign, someone, something, amount, wheat · Speech: someone speaks here
«yield» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: yield in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To yield means to let other cars or people go first, for example at a road sign.
The tree, 17 words mark csubj mark advcl amod obj cc conj ccomp advmod punct case obl case det compound obl punct root To PART yield VERB means VERB to PART let VERB other ADJ cars NOUN or CCONJ people NOUN go VERB first ADV , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN at ADP a DET road NOUN sign NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 yield mark 2 yield yield VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 let mark 5 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 go advcl 6 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 7 cars amod 7 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 5 let obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 people cc 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 cars conj 10 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 means ccomp 11 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 10 go advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 example punct 13 for for ADP _ 14 example case 14 example example NOUN Number=Sing 10 go obl 15 at at ADP _ 18 sign case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 sign det 17 road road NOUN Number=Sing 18 sign compound 18 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 10 go obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 yield to-infinitive vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 let to-infinitive other cars or people vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme 4 go present a road sign for example; first property vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for example=Theme at sign=Location
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 To yield means to give up or stop fighting, to let someone else win.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj mark ccomp compound:prt cc conj xcomp punct mark ccomp obj advmod xcomp punct root To PART yield VERB means VERB to PART give VERB up ADP or CCONJ stop VERB fighting VERB , PUNCT to PART let VERB someone PRON else ADV win VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 yield mark 2 yield yield VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 give mark 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 up up ADP _ 5 give compound:prt 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 stop cc 8 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 give conj 9 fighting fight VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 stop xcomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 let punct 11 to to PART _ 12 let mark 12 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 fighting ccomp 13 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 let obj 14 else else ADV _ 13 someone advmod 15 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 let xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 yield to-infinitive vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 give up not said to happen to-infinitive vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 stop infinitive vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 5 fight gerund tree rules 6 let to-infinitive someone tree rules 7 win infinitive someone not said here vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 To yield means to produce something, like a crop of fruit or an answer.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj mark xcomp obj punct case det obl case nmod cc det conj punct root To PART yield VERB means VERB to PART produce VERB something PRON , PUNCT like ADP a DET crop NOUN of ADP fruit NOUN or CCONJ an DET answer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 yield mark 2 yield yield VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 produce mark 5 produce produce VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 produce obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 crop punct 8 like like ADP _ 10 crop case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 crop det 10 crop crop NOUN Number=Sing 5 produce obl 11 of of ADP _ 12 fruit case 12 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 10 crop nmod 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 answer cc 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 answer det 15 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 12 fruit conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 yield to-infinitive vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 produce not said to happen to-infinitive something like a crop of fruit or a answer vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Result
Meaning 4 To yield means to bend or break when pushed hard.
mark csubj mark xcomp cc conj mark advcl advmod punct root To PART yield VERB means VERB to PART bend VERB or CCONJ break VERB when SCONJ pushed VERB hard ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 yield mark 2 yield yield VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 bend mark 5 bend bend VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 break cc 7 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 bend conj 8 when when SCONJ _ 9 pushed mark 9 pushed push VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 break advcl 10 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 9 pushed advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 yield to-infinitive vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 bend not said to happen to-infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 break infinitive vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 5 push participle hard property vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 As a noun, a yield is the amount something produces, such as the amount of wheat from a field.
The tree, 19 words case det obl punct det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl punct case fixed det parataxis case nmod case det nmod punct root As ADP a DET noun NOUN , PUNCT a DET yield NOUN is AUX the DET amount NOUN something PRON produces VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP the DET amount NOUN of ADP wheat NOUN from ADP a DET field NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 noun case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 noun det 3 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 9 amount obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 noun punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 yield det 6 yield yield NOUN Number=Sing 9 amount nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 amount cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 amount det 9 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 produces nsubj 11 produces produce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 amount acl:relcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 amount punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 amount case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 amount det 16 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 9 amount parataxis 17 of of ADP _ 18 wheat case 18 wheat wheat NOUN Number=Sing 16 amount nmod 19 from from ADP _ 21 field case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 field det 21 field field NOUN Number=Sing 16 amount nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 9 amount punct
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1 is a present a yield the amount as a noun tree rules 2 produce present something the amount not said here vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Result 3 amount wheat a field nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient from=place
Example 1 The car must yield to people on the crossing.
det nsubj aux case obl case det obl punct root The DET car NOUN must AUX yield VERB to ADP people NOUN on ADP the DET crossing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 car det 2 car car NOUN Number=Sing 4 yield nsubj 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 yield aux 4 yield yield VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 people case 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 yield obl 7 on on ADP _ 9 crossing case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 crossing det 9 crossing crossing NOUN Number=Sing 4 yield obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 yield punct
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1 yield must the car the crossing to people vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.pivot»: agent=Agent to people=Pivot
Example 2 The yield sign is a red and white triangle.
det compound nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct root The DET yield NOUN sign NOUN is AUX a DET red ADJ and CCONJ white ADJ triangle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sign det 2 yield yield NOUN Number=Sing 3 sign compound 3 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 9 triangle nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 triangle cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 triangle det 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 9 triangle amod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 white cc 8 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 6 red conj 9 triangle triangle NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 triangle punct
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1 is a present the yield sign a red triangle tree rules
Example 3 The knight would not yield to the dragon.
det nsubj aux advmod case det obl punct root The DET knight NOUN would AUX not PART yield VERB to ADP the DET dragon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 knight det 2 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 5 yield nsubj 3 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 yield aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 yield advmod 5 yield yield VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 dragon case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 dragon det 8 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 5 yield obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 yield punct
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1 not yield would the knight to the dragon vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.pivot»: agent=Agent to dragon=Pivot
Example 4 This apple tree yields lots of fruit every year.
det compound nsubj obj case nmod det obl:unmarked punct root This DET apple NOUN tree NOUN yields VERB lots NOUN of ADP fruit NOUN every DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 tree det 2 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 3 tree compound 3 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 yields nsubj 4 yields yield VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 4 yields obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 fruit case 7 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 5 lots nmod 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 year det 9 year year NOUN Number=Sing 4 yields obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 yields punct
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1 yield present this apple tree lots of fruit year vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent lot=Theme
Example 5 The farm had a big yield of corn this year.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod det obl:unmarked punct root The DET farm NOUN had VERB a DET big ADJ yield NOUN of ADP corn NOUN this DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farm det 2 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 yield det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 yield amod 6 yield yield NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 corn case 8 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 6 yield nmod 9 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 year det 10 year year NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obl:unmarked 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the farm a big yield of corn year vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yield=Patient 2 yield corn nom yield «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 The old floorboard yielded under his foot and cracked.
det amod nsubj acl case nmod:poss obl cc punct root The DET old ADJ floorboard NOUN yielded VERB under ADP his PRON foot NOUN and CCONJ cracked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 floorboard det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 floorboard amod 3 floorboard floorboard NOUN Number=Sing 9 cracked nsubj 4 yielded yield VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 floorboard acl 5 under under ADP _ 7 foot case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 foot nmod:poss 7 foot foot NOUN Number=Sing 4 yielded obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 4 yielded cc 9 cracked crack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 cracked punct
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1 yield participle the old floorboard not said here floorboard's foot vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 crack past the old floorboard vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Our experiment yielded a surprising result.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj punct root Our PRON experiment NOUN yielded VERB a DET surprising ADJ result NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 experiment nmod:poss 2 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 3 yielded nsubj 3 yielded yield VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 result det 5 surprising surprising ADJ Degree=Pos 6 result amod 6 result result NOUN Number=Sing 3 yielded obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 yielded punct
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1 yield past Our experiment a surprising result vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent result=Theme 2 experiment Our nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 If one tree yields 50 apples, 4 trees yield 200 apples.
mark nummod nsubj advcl nummod obj punct nummod nsubj nummod obj punct root If SCONJ one NUM tree NOUN yields VERB 50 NUM apples NOUN , PUNCT 4 NUM trees NOUN yield VERB 200 NUM apples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 yields mark 2 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 tree nummod 3 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 yields nsubj 4 yields yield VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 yield advcl 5 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 apples nummod 6 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 4 yields obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 yields punct 8 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 trees nummod 9 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 10 yield nsubj 10 yield yield VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 200 200 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 apples nummod 12 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 10 yield obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 yield punct
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1 yield a condition, not said to happen present one tree 50 apples vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent apple=Theme 2 yield present 4 trees 200 apples vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent apple=Theme
Example 9 The Oak stood proudly and fought against the storm, while the yielding Reeds bowed low.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj advmod cc conj case det obl punct mark det compound nsubj conj xcomp punct root The DET Oak NOUN stood VERB proudly ADV and CCONJ fought VERB against ADP the DET storm NOUN , PUNCT while SCONJ the DET yielding NOUN Reeds NOUN bowed VERB low ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Oak det 2 Oak oak NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 proudly proudly ADV _ 3 stood advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 fought cc 6 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 stood conj 7 against against ADP _ 9 storm case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 storm det 9 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 6 fought obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 bowed punct 11 while while SCONJ _ 15 bowed mark 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Reeds det 13 yielding yielding NOUN Number=Sing 14 Reeds compound 14 Reeds reed NOUN Number=Plur 15 bowed nsubj 15 bowed bow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 stood conj 16 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 15 bowed xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
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1 stand past the Oak proudly property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 fight past the Oak not said here against the storm vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 bow past the yielding Reeds low property vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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