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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
to yield to something
Hello,
Is "yield" often used in everyday speech? A few examples: "We will not yield to pressure," said the President." "He yielded to his wife's whims and he bought her a new car."
Can people yield to whims/demands/etc? In my experience, yield is not used very often (in everyday English), but I hear people use "give in" instead.
Is "yield" often used in everyday speech? A few examples: "We will not yield to pressure," said the President." "He yielded to his wife's whims and he bought her a new car."
Can people yield to whims/demands/etc? In my experience, yield is not used very often (in everyday English), but I hear people use "give in" instead.
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People can yield to any opposing force.
The google on the intertubes finds "yield" is ten times more popular than "give in," but that count the former as a noun.
"Yield" is required for giving up the right of way in travel.
The google on the intertubes finds "yield" is ten times more popular than "give in," but that count the former as a noun.
"Yield" is required for giving up the right of way in travel.
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Thank you both. I sometimes hear people say "He pandered to her whim/s". Can "to give in" be used instead? He gave in to her whims and bought her a new car.
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Gene93panderedNo. That's not giving in. Pandering is more like ingratiating. It's trying to appeal to what someone else likes just to gain their approval and make them like you. For example, politicians pander to the public to gain their votes.
CJ
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I see. Can "give in" be used in collocation with "whims/wishes", Jim? Is it more natural to just say "He gave in/pandered to her," rather than "He gave in/pandered to her whims and...."?
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Gene93 Can "give in" be used in collocation with "whims/wishes"Yes.
Gene93"He gave in/pandered to her," rather than "He gave in/pandered to her whims ..."You can use either turn of phrase with those verbs. Both are natural.
CJ
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