yet
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adverb \ˈyet\Definition of YET
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a (1) : up to now : so far <hasn't done much yet> —often used to imply the negative of a following infinitive <have yet to win a game> (2) : at this or that time : so soon as now <not time to go yet> b : continuously up to the present or a specified time : still <is yet a new country> c : at a future time : eventually <may yet see the light>
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— as yet
: up to the present or a specified time <there are as yet few clues — Sharon Kingman>
— yet again
: one more time <arrived late yet again>
See Examples of YET
- His latest novel is his best one yet.
- I haven't read the book yet.
- Has the mail arrived yet?
- It's not time to eat yet.
- “Are you ready?” “No, not yet.”
- We don't yet know what their plans are.
- Their suggestions won't be implemented, at least not yet.
- We don't have a firm grasp of the situation yet.
Origin of YET
Middle English, from Old English gīet; akin to OldFrisian ieta yet
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to YET
- Synonyms
- eventually, finally, someday, sometime, sooner or later, ultimately, at last (or at long last), at length, in the end, in the fullness of time, in time
- Antonyms
- henceforth, henceforward, hereafter, thenceforth, thenceforward (also thenceforwards), thereafter
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conjunctionDefinition of YET
: but nevertheless : but
Examples of YET
- <it feels like summer, yet according to the calendar we're still in early spring>
First Known Use of YET
13th century
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