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1. Up to this time: before, earlier, heretofore, previously. See precede/follow.
2. In addition: additionally, also, besides, further, furthermore, item, likewise, more, moreover, still, too. Idioms: as well, to boot. See increase/decrease.
3. To a more extreme degree: even¹, still. See big/small/amount.
4. In spite of a preceding event or consideration: all the same, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still. Informal still and all. Idioms: be that as it may. See affirm/deny/argue.

IN BRIEF: Up to now; so far.

He has not seen the movie yet.

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adverb
adverb, orig US

Used as an ironic intensive at the end of a sentence, clause, etc. (imitating the use of Yiddish noch). (1936 —) .
Oxford Times The tracks include...'To Know Him is to Love Him' (with David Bowie on saxophone, yet!) (1980).

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For a list of words related to yet, see:

• Conjunctions
• Limitations and Conditions
• Reflections and References
• Relative Time - yet: (adv) present time; any time until the present; at some future time; in the time remaining

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - endnu
conj. - endnu, alligevel, dog

idioms:

• and yet    og alligevel
• not yet    ikke endnu

Nederlands (Dutch)
nog (altijd/meer), al (in vragende zinnen), weer/ meer, alsnog, doch, tot nu toe

Français (French)
adv. - encore jusqu'à présent, déjà, jusqu'ici, tout de suite, encore, pas avant, encore (avec les comparatifs)
conj. - pourtant

idioms:

• not yet    pas encore

Deutsch (German)
conj. - jedoch
adv. - noch, bisher, doch noch, schon

idioms:

• not yet    noch nicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - ωστόσο
adv. - ακόμα, μέχρι τώρα, μέχρι στιγμής, εντούτοις, και όμως

idioms:

• and yet    αλλ' όμως
• not yet    όχι ακόμα

Italiano (Italian)
ma, eppure, tuttavia, ancora, dopo tutto

idioms:

• and yet    e ciononostante
• not yet    non ancora

Português (Portuguese)
conj. - ainda
adv. - contudo

idioms:

• and yet    e ainda
• not yet    ainda não

Русский (Russian)
до сих пор, еще, уже, кроме того, даже, когда-либо, однако

idioms:

• and yet    и все же
• not yet    пока нет

Español (Spanish)
adv. - aún, todavía
conj. - pero, así y todo, no obstante, sin embargo, aún así, con eso y todo, con todo, aún, todavía, después de todo

idioms:

• not yet    todavía no

Svenska (Swedish)
conj. - ändå, likväl, men
adv. - ännu, än, redan nu, till sist, förr el senare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
仍然, 然而, 已经, 但是

idioms:

• and yet    可是
• not yet    还没有, 尚未

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 仍然, 然而, 已經
conj. - 然而, 但是

idioms:

• and yet    可是
• not yet    還沒有, 尚未

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 아직, 이미, 벌써
conj. - 그럼에도 불구하고, 하지만, 그래도

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - まだ, もう, 更に, 今でも, まだこれから, そのうち, やがては
conj. - それにもかかわらず

idioms:

• and yet    それなのに
• as yet    今までのところでは, まだ
• not yet    まだ…しない, まだです

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف عطف) حتى الان, بعد, على الرغم من, مع ذلك (ظرف) لحد الآن, و مع ذلك, رغم كل شىء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮כבר, עד עתה, שוב, בנוסף, ולמרות זאת, עדיין, אפילו, עוד, לבסוף, טרם‬
conj. - ‮עם זאת, ואולם, בעתיד‬

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