YET


Meaning of YET in English

[yet] adv [ME, fr. OE giet; akin to OFris ieta yet] (bef. 12c) 1 a: in addition: besides "gives ~ another reason" b: even 2c "a ~ higher speed" c: on top of everything else: no less "had wells going dry. Between two large lakes, ~ --J. H. Buzard"

2. a (1): up to now: so far "hasn't done much ~"--often used to imply the negative of a following infinitive "have ~ to win a game" (2): at this or that time: so soon as now "not time to go ~" b: continuously up to the present or a specified time: still "is ~ a new country" c: at a future time: eventually "may ~ see the light"

3: nevertheless, however -- as yet : up to the present or a specified time -- yet again : one more time "arrived late yet again"

[2]yet conj (13c): but nevertheless: but

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