yet
[ yet ]
/ yɛt /
adverb
conjunction
though; still; nevertheless: It is good, yet it could be improved.
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RELATED WORDS
still, earlier, though, also, too, further, along, more, even, eventually, ultimately, someday, finally, hitherto, nevertheless, notwithstanding, nonetheless, however, withal, till
Nearby words
Idioms
as yet. as1(def 31).
Origin of yet
before 900; Middle English yet(e) (adv. and conjunction), Old English gīet(a) (adv.); cognate with Middle High German ieze yet, now > German jetzt now
Synonym study
9. See but1.
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British Dictionary definitions for yet
yet
/ (jɛt) /
sentence connector
nevertheless; still; in spite of thatI want to and yet I haven't the courage; she is strange yet kind
adverb
(usually used with a negative or interrogative) so far; up until then or nowthey're not home yet; is it teatime yet?
(often preceded by just; usually used with a negative) now (as contrasted with later)we can't stop yet
(often used with a comparative) even; stillyet more potatoes for sale; yet another problem family
eventually, in spite of everythingwe'll convince him yet
as yet so far; up until then or now
Word Origin for yet
Old English gēta; related to Old Frisian jēta
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Word Origin and History for yet
yet
Old English get, gieta "till now, thus far, earlier, at last, also," an Anglo-Frisian word (cf. Old Frisian ieta, Middle High German ieuzo), of unknown origin; perhaps connected to PIE pronomial stem *i- (see yon). The meaning in other Germanic languages is expressed by descendants of Proto-Germanic *noh- (cf. German noch), from PIE *nu-qe- "and now."
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Idioms and Phrases with yet
yet
see as yet.
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