I. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be/have yet to come (= used when something has not happened yet but will happen )
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The most exciting part is yet to come.
once again/yet again (= used to emphasize that something has happened several or many times before )
yet another (= there have already been several )
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This misunderstanding is yet another example of bad communication .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
know
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Environmental Health Officers say they don't yet know whether cavers are in danger.
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The buds do not develop in greenhouse conditions; nutlets in this species are not yet known .
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It is not yet known what commitment Darlington Health Authority will make to day to day staffing and running costs.
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For one thing, despite forty years of searching, nobody yet knows why those mice discovered in the l950s like alcohol.
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The precise role of these proteins is not yet known , but is the subject of intensive investigation.
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In addition, researchers could discover vectors for diseases not yet known to be vector-borne.
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Things we all do yet know we shouldn't.
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The motives of the bomber in the San Diego is not yet known .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as yet
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None of them had as yet discovered a deep, rewarding love.
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Problems of language and skills will place them at a disadvantage.There was, however, no evidence of worry as yet.
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The as yet unnamed car will have a four litre V10 engine and will cost £95,000.
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The revelations will deeply embarrass the security services and lead to further accusations of incompetence as yet another operative tells his story.
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There was no idea as yet of the radiant gods of Olympus who would have loathed the hateful sacrifice.
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They had a fair daughter as yet unmarried.
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They had been married four years and were as yet childless.
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Why is it that we have, as yet, achieved so little?
not be out of the wood(s) yet
not just yet
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I can't leave just yet. I've still got a couple of e-mails to send.
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He told me he was just visiting to let me know he would come for me soon, but not just yet.
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In due course she would dispose of it, but not just yet.
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No problem, she was told, you can have it - but not just yet.
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Tom Tavey was nice, but no, not just yet.
so near and yet so far
there's life in the old dog yet
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Have you finished your homework?" "Not yet ."
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Did Steve call you yet ?
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Has the new washing machine arrived yet ?
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Have they said anything about the money yet ?
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I haven't been to the new exhibit yet , but I hope to this weekend.
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The potatoes aren't quite ready yet .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Denvir said neither the defense team nor the defense strategy had not yet been determined.
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In this case, it was of yet more actors.
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Out into the sun yet again, into the noise, the crowd.
II. conjunction
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Last summer there was a drought, yet some people were still watering their lawns every day.
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Some battered women live in fear of their husbands, and yet are terrified to leave.
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The sun was shining, yet it was quite cold.
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They charge incredibly high prices, yet customers keep coming back for more.