yielded up the ghost

A form of yield up the ghost — For a person, to die.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of yield up the ghost
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APA

yielded up the ghost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yielded%20up%20the%20ghost

MLA

“yielded up the ghost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yielded%20up%20the%20ghost. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yielded up the ghost,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yielded%20up%20the%20ghost.

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