adv.
Pronunciation: ' yet
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English g ī et; akin to Old Frisian ieta yet
Date: before 12th century
1 a : in addition : BESIDES <gives yet another reason> b : EVEN 2C <a yet higher speed> c : on top of everything else : no less <had wells going dry. Between two large lakes, yet ― J. H. Buzard>
2 a (1) : up to now : so far <hasn't done much yet > ― often used to imply the negative of a following infinitive <have yet to win a game> (2) : at this or that time : so soon as now <not time to go yet > b : continuously up to the present or a specified time : STILL <is yet a new country> c : at a future time : EVENTUALLY <may yet see the light>
3 : NEVERTHELESS , HOWEVER
– as yet : up to the present or a specified time <there are as yet few clues ― Sharon Kingman>
– yet again : one more time <arrived late yet again >