Meaning of yet in English

yet

adverb

/jet/ uk

/jet/

yet adverb (UNTIL NOW)

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still; until the present time:

I haven't spoken to her yet.

He hasn't finished yet.

"Are you ready?" "Not yet - wait a minute."

the best, worst, etc. yet

the best, worst, etc. until now:

Of all the songs I've heard tonight, that's the best yet.

as yet C1 formal

until and including this time:

We haven't needed extra workers as yet, but we may in the future.

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Wait for it! I haven't said 'go' yet.
We haven't discussed the matter in detail yet.
Has he found himself a place to live yet?
The details of the contract have not yet been settled.
His new novel is advertised as his steamiest yet.

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yet adverb (IN THE FUTURE)

from now and for a particular period of time in the future:

She won't be back for a long time yet.

Our vacation isn't for weeks yet.

have yet to

If you have yet to do something, you have not done it:

They have yet to make a decision.

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The issue of funding has yet to be addressed.
The new daytime soap opera has yet to show signs that it's clicking with the television audience.
Don't panic, there's bags of time yet.
He won't be home for ages yet ... Oh, I spoke too soon - here he is now!
The full details have yet to be confirmed.

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In the future & soon

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yet adverb (EVEN NOW)

even at this stage or time:

We could yet succeed - you never know.

might yet You might yet prove me wrong.

may yet He may win yet.

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We might yet be able to book a vacation.
I may yet get rich.
It could yet turn out to be an important discovery.
It may yet turn out to have been the correct decision.
He could yet choose to abandon the project.

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Also, extra, and in addition

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yet adverb (MORE)

used to add emphasis to words such as another and again, especially to show an increase in amount or the number of times something happens:

yet another Rachel bought yet another pair of shoes to add to her collection.

yet again I'm sorry to bother you yet again.

yet more He's given us yet more work to do.

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Grammar

Already, still or yet?

We use already to refer to something which has happened or may have happened before the moment of speaking. Already can sometimes suggest surprise on the part of the speaker, that something is unexpected: …

Already or yet?

Already, yet or still?

We use still not yet or already to refer to the continuation of a situation: …

Negatives with already, still, yet

Negatives with yet mean that something has not happened up to now: …

Yet

Yet is an adverb or conjunction. …

Yet as an adverb

We use yet as an adverb to refer to a time which starts in the past and continues up to the present. We use it mostly in negative statements or questions in the present perfect. It usually comes in end position: …

Yet as a conjunction

Yet as a conjunction means ‘but’ or ‘nevertheless’. We use it to show contrast. It often occurs after and: …

Yet for emphasis

We use yet for emphasis, with a meaning similar to ‘even’, especially before more, another and again: …

As yet

As yet means ‘up to now, but the situation will definitely change’. We only use it in negative contexts: …

Have yet to and be yet to

We use have yet to and be yet to in more formal contexts. We use them to refer to events which are necessary or which must happen at some time, but which have not happened at the time of speaking: …

yet

adverb, conjunction

/jet/ uk

/jet/

(and) despite that; used to add something that seems surprising because of what you have just said:

simple yet effective

(and) yet He's overweight and bald, (and) yet somehow, he's attractive.

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You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a bit of a contradiction?
The government is being accused of (having) double standards in the way it is so tough on law and order yet allows its own senators to escape prosecution for fraud.
He claims that he is completely committed to the project and yet this is manifestly untrue.
He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter.
You see, to my untutored eye that just looks like a load of random brush strokes and yet it's a very valuable painting.

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Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast

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Grammar

Already, still or yet?

Already or yet?

Already, yet or still?

We use still not yet or already to refer to the continuation of a situation: …

Negatives with already, still, yet

Negatives with yet mean that something has not happened up to now: …

Yet

Yet is an adverb or conjunction. …

Yet as an adverb

Yet as a conjunction

Yet as a conjunction means ‘but’ or ‘nevertheless’. We use it to show contrast. It often occurs after and: …

Yet for emphasis

We use yet for emphasis, with a meaning similar to ‘even’, especially before more, another and again: …

As yet

As yet means ‘up to now, but the situation will definitely change’. We only use it in negative contexts: …

Have yet to and be yet to

(Definition of yet from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

yet | Intermediate English

yet

adverb [ not gradable ]

/jet/

yet adverb [not gradable] (NOW/THEN)

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(used in negative statements and questions) at this time or at that time; now or then:

"Is dinner ready?" "Not yet."

Has Janet finished her homework yet?

He had not yet decided what to do.

yet adverb [not gradable] (IN THE FUTURE)

in the future; still:

The best was yet to come.

yet adverb [not gradable] (IN ADDITION)

(used esp. when describing a long process or an event in a series) in addition; once more:

The governor commissioned yet another study.

She didn’t want to explain yet again why she was disappointed.

yet adverb [not gradable] (EVEN NOW)

even at this stage or time:

We may yet succeed – you never know.

yet

conjunction, adverb [ not gradable ]

/jet/

yet conjunction, adverb [not gradable] (DESPITE THAT)

despite that:

Melissa was not doing well in her physics course, yet overall she had a B average.

(Definition of yet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of yet

yet

You're just not allowed to have it yet.

From TechCrunch

I feel like a card that is not yet in play, as many do.

From Huffington Post

Yet none of this tells us what was really going on.

From The New York Review of Books

Fermented foods are yet another example of what's old becoming new again.

From Chicago Tribune

You know, a little kid who is not even 13 yet seeing that these are the only people on his block who have money.

From NPR

I have seen that they are starting to have trouble and yet, they keep the house together well.

From NPR

Millions of men and women use them every day and yet, it isn't something we talk about much.

From TechCrunch

We don't yet know everything about this disease, but what we're learning is alarming.

From TIME

Yet you can take these things too far.

From Fast Company

We don't have the facts to decide that yet.

From Slate Magazine

People are not allowed back in the building yet.

From OregonLive.com

Yet peace and good will do not move in straight lines, ever forward.

From OregonLive.com

And yet, it seems that there is such a thing.

From The Hill

Yet no telling what's changed between five years ago or six years ago when you go so well open else.

From ABC News

And yet death is the destination we all share.

From Huffington Post

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