Like and Yield

Like

Like verb - To wish to have.

Yield and like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yield" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Yield

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

Like and yield are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead a verb "Yield".

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

How words are described

high high like high yield
similar similar like similar yield
normal normal like normal yield
certain certain like certain yield
Other adjectives: total, heavy, entire, large, smaller, magical, generic.

Common collocations

power like power yield power
someone like someone yield someone
time like time yield time
nothing like nothing yield nothing

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Fable: The Journey Videogame Caring Potential: While looking after Seren does yield some experience, most players will go above and beyond to look after her just because they feel like it.
  • One episode revolved around the claim that "Death first" sounds like Minbari for "I yield to you".
  • My Little Panzer At that point it is like the equivalent (yield) of several thousand tactical nukes or one strategic nuke.
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