yet

[ yet ]

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. moreover:

   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

/ jɛt /

sentence connector

1. nevertheless; still; in spite of that

   I want to and yet I haven't the courage

   she is strange yet kind

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of yet¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English yet(e) (adverb and conjunction), Old English gīet(a) (adverb); cognate with Middle High German ieze “yet, now” ( German jetzt “now”)

Word History and Origins

Origin of yet¹

Old English gēta; related to Old Frisian jēta

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. as yet. as ¹( def 31 ).

More idioms and phrases containing yet

see as yet .

Example Sentences

He works all the time, and yet one greets every new appearance with a sort of grateful excitement, as if he had been away somewhere for years.

From Los Angeles Times

The premise seems improbable, yet the series is based on a 2020 Chilean documentary feature titled “The Mole Agent,” which tells just such a tale.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet he was an important figure in the campaign to sell modernisation to the party and pave the way for Labour to regain power after 18 years in opposition with Tony Blair's historic landslide victory in 1997.

From BBC

Yet his solid working-class credentials added powerful support to Tony Blair and the Labour modernisers.

From BBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea's main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another display of burgeoning relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.

From BBC

Related Words

• although
• even though
• though