to yield to temptation
1yield — vb 1 produce, turn out, *bear Analogous words: *generate, engender, breed, propagate: create, *invent: form, shape, *make, fabricate, fashion 2 *relinqui …
2yield — I n. earnings the current yield (of an investment) II v. 1) (B) I yielded the right of way to the other driver 2) (D; intr.) to yield to (they finally yielded to our demands; to yield to temptation) * * * [jiːld] (B) I yielded the right of way to …
3yield — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gieldan; akin to Old High German geltan to pay Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. archaic recompense, reward 2. to give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required 3. to give up …
4temptation */*/ — UK [tempˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] Word forms temptation : singular temptation plural temptations a) a strong feeling of wanting to have or to do something, especially something that is bad for you temptation to do something: The… …
5yield — yield1 [ji:ld] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(result)¦ 2¦(crops/profits)¦ 3¦(agree unwillingly)¦ 4¦(traffic)¦ 5¦(move/bend/break)¦ 6¦(give up fighting)¦ Phrasal verbs yield to something yield something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin …
6temptation — temp|ta|tion [ temp teıʃn ] noun count or uncount ** a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something, especially something that is bad for you: temptation to do something: The temptation to gamble is great, so he stays home. give… …
7temptation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, overwhelming, strong ▪ irresistible ▪ constant ▪ sexual …
8yield — 01. The oil fields of Alberta [yield] millions of gallons of oil each year. 02. Our strawberry patch [yielded] at least 10 pounds of berries last summer. 03. The Cuban government has refused to [yield] to pressure from the U.S. to end communist… …
9yield — yielder, n. /yeeld/, v.t. 1. to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs. 2. to produce or furnish (payment, profit, or interest): a trust fund that yields ten… …
10yield to — phr verb Yield to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑demand, ↑impulse, ↑temptation …
