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Dictionary: yet   (yĕt) pronunciation
 
adv.
  1. At this time; for the present: isn't ready yet.
  2. Up to a specified time; thus far: The end had not yet come.
  3. At a future time; eventually: may yet change his mind.
  4. Besides; in addition: returned for yet another helping.
  5. Still more; even: a yet sadder tale.
  6. Nevertheless: young yet wise.
conj.

And despite this; nevertheless: She said she would be late, yet she arrived on time.

idiom:

as yet

  1. Up to the present time; up to now.

[Middle English, from Old English gīet.]

USAGE NOTE   In formal writing, yet in the sense “up to now” is normally used with an accompanying verb in the present perfect rather than in the simple past. Thus, one would say He hasn't started yet, not He didn't start yet. The use of yet with the simple past is common in speech and may be appropriate for informal writing.


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adverb

  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.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Up to now; so far.

pronunciation He has not seen the movie yet.

 
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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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