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4 ADV [n ADV ] You use yet after a superlative to indicate, for example, that something is the worst or the best of its kind up to the present time. □  This is the BBC's worst idea yet. □  Her latest novel is her best yet. □  …one of the toughest warnings yet delivered.

5 ADV [ADV before v] You can use yet to say that there is still a possibility that something will happen. □  A negotiated settlement might yet be possible.

6 ADV [n ADV ] You can use yet after expressions which refer to a period of time, when you want to say how much longer a situation will continue for. □  Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet. □  Nothing will happen for a few years yet. □  They'll be ages yet.

7 ADV [ADV to-inf] If you say that you have yet to do something, you mean that you have never done it, especially when this is surprising or bad. □  She has yet to spend a Christmas with her partner. □  He has been nominated three times for the Oscar but has yet to win.

8 CONJ You can use yet to introduce a fact which is rather surprising after the previous fact you have just mentioned. □  I don't eat much, yet I am a size 16. □  It is completely waterproof, yet light and comfortable.

9 ADV You can use yet to emphasize a word, especially when you are saying that something is surprising because it is more extreme than previous things of its kind, or a further case of them. [EMPHASIS ] □  I saw yet another doctor. □  They would criticize me, or worse yet, pay me no attention. □  We will not have anything to eat yet again.

10 PHRASE You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time. [FORMAL ] □  As yet it is not known whether the crash was the result of an accident.

yew /juː / (yews ) N‑VAR A yew or a yew tree is an evergreen tree. It has sharp leaves which are broad and flat, and red berries. ● N‑UNCOUNT Yew is the wood of this tree.

Y -fronts N‑PLURAL Y-fronts are men's or boys' underwear with an opening at the front. [BRIT , TRADEMARK ]

Yid|dish /j I d I ʃ/ N‑UNCOUNT Yiddish is a language which comes mainly from German and is spoken by many Jewish people of European origin.

yield ◆◇◇ /j I ə ld/ (yields , yielding , yielded )

1 VERB If you yield to someone or something, you stop resisting them. [FORMAL ] □ [V + to ] Will she yield to growing pressure for her to retire? □ [V ] Men of courage faced down injustice and refused to yield.

2 VERB If you yield something that you have control of or responsibility for, you allow someone else to have control or responsibility for it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] He may yield control.

3 VERB If a moving person or a vehicle yields , they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them. [AM ] □ [V + to ] When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers. □ [V ] …examples of common signs like No Smoking or Yield. in BRIT, usually use give way 4 VERB If something yields , it breaks or moves position because force or pressure has been put on it. □ [V ] The door yielded easily when he pushed it.

5 VERB If an area of land yields a particular amount of a crop, this is the amount that is produced. You can also say that a number of animals yield a particular amount of meat. □ [V n] Last year 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion.

6 N‑COUNT A yield is the amount of food produced on an area of land or by a number of animals. □  Polluted water lessens crop yields.

7 VERB If a tax or investment yields an amount of money or profit, this money or profit is obtained from it. [BUSINESS ] □ [V n] It yielded a profit of at least $36 million.