yet
[ yet ]
/ yɛt /
adverb
conjunction
though; still; nevertheless: It is good, yet it could be improved.
Idioms for yet
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 for yet
9. See
but1.
Words nearby yet
British Dictionary definitions for yet
yet
/ (jɛt) /
sentence connector
nevertheless; still; in spite of that
I 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 now
they'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; still
yet more potatoes for sale; yet another problem family
eventually, in spite of everything
we'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
Idioms and Phrases with yet
yet
see as yet.