yield up the ghost
yield up the ghost · yields up the ghost · yielded up the ghost · yielding up the ghost
For a person, to dieFor a person, to die.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, idiomatic)For a person, to die.
Forms
yields up the ghost, yielding up the ghost, yielded up the ghost, yielded up the ghost| Base form | yield up the ghost · to yield up the ghost |
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| 3rd person singular | yields up the ghost |
| Present participle | yielding up the ghost |
| Past simple | yielded up the ghost |
| Past participle | yielded up the ghost |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.