Main Entry: ¹yet

Pronunciation: \ˈyet\

Function: adverb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gīet; akin to Old Frisian ieta yet

Date: before 12th century

1 a : in addition : besides <gives yet another reason> b : even 2c <a yet higher speed> c : on top of everything else : no less <had wells going dry. Between two large lakes, yet — J. H. Buzard>
2 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>
3 : nevertheless, however

— 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>