yet

UK: /ˈjɛt/ US: /jɛt/ ,(yet)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

yet /yɛt/   adv. 

1. at the present time;
   now:
   Are they here yet?
2. (used with negative words or phrases, or in questions;
   often with the present perfect tense) up to a particular time;
   thus far;
   already:
   They had not yet come. Haven't they come yet?
3. in the time remaining;
   still:
   There is yet time.
4. to the present moment;
   as previously;
   still:
   He came this morning, and he is here yet.
5. in addition;
   still;
   again:
   The mail brought yet another reply.
6. (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) even;
   even to a larger extent:
   We'll have to use yet greater strength.
7. nevertheless:
   The story was strange and yet true.

conj. 

8. though;
   still;
   nevertheless:
   The essay is good, yet it could be improved.

Idioms

9. Idioms as yet, so far;
   until this moment:
   The mail has not, as yet, arrived.

Usage

See still.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

yet (yet),  adv. 

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.
9. as yet. See as ¹ (def. 27).

conj. 

10. though;
    still;
    nevertheless:
    It is good, yet it could be improved.

• bef. 900; Middle English yet(e) (adverb, adverbial and conj.), Old English gīet(a) (adverb, adverbial); cognate with Middle High German ieze yet, now German jetzt now

Synonyms

• 10. See but ¹.

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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: they're not home yet, is it teatime 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 panel show on TV
4. eventually, in spite of everything: we'll convince him yet
5. as yet ⇒ so far; up until then or now

Etymology: Old English gēta; related to Old Frisian jēta