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Definition of 'yet'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) yet
at the present time; now:
Are they here yet?

2.  yet
up to a particular time; thus far:
They had not yet come.

3.  yet
in the time remaining:
There is yet time.

4.  yet
to the present moment; as previously; still:
He came this morning, and he is here yet.

5.  yet
in addition; again:
The mail brought yet another reply.

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

7.  yet
even to a larger extent (used to emphasize a comparative):
yet greater power.

8.  yet
nevertheless:
strange and yet very true.

9. (conj.) yet
though; still; nevertheless:
The essay is good, yet it could be improved.

10.  yet
as yet, so far; until this moment.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME yet(e), OE gīet(a), c. OFris (i)ēta)

Definition of 'yet'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adverb) yet
up to the present time
"I have yet to see the results"; "details are yet to be worked out"

2. (adverb) so far, thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore, as yet, yet, til now, until now
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
"So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet"

3. (adverb) even, yet, still
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
"looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"

4. (adverb) yet, in time
within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
"he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality"

5. (adverb) so far, yet
used after a superlative
"this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet"

6. (adverb) however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding
despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
"although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"

Definition of 'yet'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) yet
used in questions and negatives to mean up to the present or before a particular time
"Did you ask your dad?" "No, not yet."; We hadn't yet realized who she was.

2.  yet
as soon or as early as now
I can't tell you yet - I need to think.; Now we have yet another test to take.

3.  yet
emphasizes how often or much sth happens
emphasizes sb or sth is the best, worst, etc so far
That was his best attempt yet.

4.  yet
indicates sth is possible in the future
He may yet win the election.

5.  yet
as yet
indicates sth has not happened or been done up to now
There's no news on her condition as yet.

6. (conjunction) yet
indicates sth is true despite what you have just mentioned
He is extremely tall, yet he is graceful in his movements.

Definition of 'yet'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) yet
in addition; further; besides; over and above; still

2. (adverb) yet
at the same time; by continuance from a former state; still

3. (adverb) yet
up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; -- and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj

4. (noun) yet
any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell

5.  yet
before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time

6.  yet
even; -- used emphatically

7.  yet
nevertheless; notwithstanding; however

Translation of 'yet'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: up till now He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.
Afrikaans: nog	Arabic: حَتّى الآن	Bulgarian: все още
Brazilian: ainda	Czech: dosud, už	German: noch, schon
Danish: endnu	Greek: ακόμη	Spanish: todavía, aún
Estonian: senini, juba, veel	Farsi: هنوز	Finnish: vielä
French: jusqu'à présent	Hebrew: עֲדַיִן, לְפִי שָׁעָה	Hindi: अब, इस समय
Croatian: već	Hungarian: (kérdésben:) már; (tagadá	Indonesian: sampai sekarang
Icelandic: ennþá, enn sem komið er	Italian: ancora; già	Japanese: まだ
Korean: 지금까지는	Lithuanian: dar, jau	Latvian: vēl ne
Malay: sudahkah	Dutch: nog (niet)	Norwegian: ennå
Polish: jeszcze, już	Persian: هنوز	Pashto: تراوسه، لا تردې، تردې: سر
Portuguese: ainda	Romanian: încă, până acum	Russian: до сих пор; (всё) ещё
Slovak: ešte, už	Slovenian: še; že	Serbian: već
Swedish: än, ännu	Thai: ตราบจนกระทั่งบัดนี้	Turkish: henüz, daha, hâlâ
Taiwanese: 還沒，尚未	Ukrainian: ще, все ще	Urdu: اب تک
Vietnamese: chưa	Chinese: 还没，尚未
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