verb / noun
yield
letting someone or something go first
The driver yields to the pedestrian.
Etymology
The older verb concerns giving what is due. Yielding priority gives the other person the right to proceed first.
In context
China never never yield to outside pressure so that's why I hope real negotiation for trade imbalance issue should be based on mutual respect not just useless pressure
More examples
- She yielded the floor to the next speaker.
- Traffic entering the circle must yield.
- He refused to yield his place in line.
Forms
yield · yields · yielded · yielding
Similar words
- defer
- Often means giving someone precedence out of respect.
- give way
- The ordinary expression for allowing passage or priority.