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adverb

  1. at the present time; now:

    Don't go yet. Are they here yet?

  2. up to a particular time; thus far:

    They had not yet come.

  3. in the time still remaining; before all is done:

    There is yet time.

  4. from the preceding time; as previously; still:

    He came here on a vacation 20 years ago, and he is here yet.

  5. in addition; again:

    The mail brought yet another reply.

  6. I've never read it nor yet intend to.

  7. even; still (used to emphasize a comparative):

    a yet milder tone;

    yet greater power.

  8. though the case be such; nevertheless:

    strange and yet very true.



conjunction

  1. though; still; nevertheless:

    It is good, yet it could be improved.

yet

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sentence connector

  1. nevertheless; still; in spite of that

    I want to and yet I haven't the courage

    she is strange yet kind

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. usually used with a negative or interrogative so far; up until then or now

    is it teatime yet?

    they're not home yet

  2. often preceded by just; usually used with a negative now (as contrasted with later)

    we can't stop yet

  3. often used with a comparative even; still

    yet more potatoes for sale

    yet another problem family

  4. eventually, in spite of everything

    we'll convince him yet

  5. as yet
    so far; up until then or now
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of yet1

First recorded before 900; Middle English yet(e) (adverb and conjunction), Old English ²µÄ«±ð³Ù(²¹) (adverb); cognate with Middle High German ieze “yet, now†( German jetzt “n´Ç·Éâ€)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of yet1

Old English ²µÅ§³Ù²¹; related to Old Frisian Âáŧ³Ù²¹
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Idioms and Phrases

More idioms and phrases containing yet

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Example Sentences

While she could yet live for decades with her condition, she qualified to end her life early seven months after applying.

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“This is just one chapter. It hasn’t ended yet.â€

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Giroud, in his second season in MLS, has yet to score a goal in league play and has started just once in the last six weeks.

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“While we are continuing to review this morning’s letter, it appears to be yet another attempt to impose a national ideology on local schools by threatening to withhold vital resources for students,†said Elizabeth Sanders.

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“We hadn’t got my daughter yet and he was already up and gone,†Allen’s mother, Eugenia Tate, told The Times in an interview.

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When To Use

What are other ways to say yet?

Yet implies the chance of a different outcome in spite of something mentioned prior. When is it best to use yet instead of but, nevertheless, however, or still? Find out on .

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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