yet

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.
2. (not-comparable) Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.
3. (archaic, not-comparable, poetic) Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.
4. (not-comparable) At some future time; eventually.
5. (not-comparable, with-infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
6. (not-comparable) In addition.
7. (not-comparable) Even.

Conj

Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To pour.
2. (dialectal, obsolete) To melt; found; cast (e.g. metal, by pouring it into a mould when molten).

Noun

A metal pan or boiler; yetling.

Verb

To get.

Synonyms

still

however

but

nevertheless

already

even

by now

so far

though

notwithstanding

more

further

as yet

not yet

also

hitherto

besides

even so

nonetheless

furthermore

heretofore

now

again

🔁

until now

even now

thus far

up to now

moreover

and

even though

for all that

til now

all the same

notwithstanding that

by this time

after all

withal

in addition

as you know

to boot

👢

still more

howbeit

persistent

over and above

obviously

in time

only

as far as

as before

directly

Translations

encore

noch

ancora

nog

todavía

pourtant

ainda

aún

però

schon

cependant

néanmoins

toch

doch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɛt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: yet

Inherited from Old English: ġīet

Cognate with Western Frisian: jit

Cognate with Dutch: ooit

Cognate with German: jetzt

Inherited from Middle English: yeten

Inherited from Old English: ġēotan

Cognate with Scots: yat

Cognate with Western Frisian: jitte

Cognate with Dutch: gieten

Cognate with German: gießen

Cognate with Swedish: gjuta

Inherited from Old English: ġietan

In summary

Inherited from Middle English yet, yit, from Old English ġīet, gȳta, from Proto-West Germanic *jūta, from Proto-Germanic *juta (compare West Frisian jit, jitte (“yet”), Dutch ooit (“ever”), German jetzt (“now”)), compound of (1) *ju (“already”, adverb), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-, accusative of *h₂óyu (“long time”) and (2) the Proto-Germanic *ta (“to, towards”), from Proto-Indo-European *do. More at aye and -th.

Sentences

Yet each felt his heart beat a bit faster .

Have you planned your weekend activity yet ?

Did the dog sniff anyone out yet ?

Its biological importance is not yet known .

Internal finishes are rich yet restrained .

The Taylor Jean movement isn't dead yet .