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Meaning of "yet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YET

Old English gēta; related to Old Frisian jēta.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF YET

yet  [jɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yet is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES YET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yet

Yet is a common English word that when used as a conjunction, is equivalent to "but" or "nevertheless". However, used as an adverb, yet defines an action's persistence in time. The word can define an action in the past, present or future: ▪ I have never yet been late.I yet stand.I will yet arrive.How many powerplay goals do you have yet? Also, yet is a local dialect term in lowland Scotland and Cumbria for a gate. Yet may also refer to: ▪ YET, the IATA airport code for Edson Airport, Alberta, Canada ▪ YET, Youth, Europe and Theatre project ▪ "Yet" by the American band Exile...

Definition of yet in the English dictionary

The first definition of yet in the dictionary is nevertheless; still; in spite of that. Other definition of yet is so far; up until then or now. Yet is also even; still.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YET

yesterday morning
yesterday week
yesterdays
yestereve
yestereven
yestermorn
yestern
yesternight
yesteryear
yestreen
yeti
yett
yettie
yeuk
yeuky
yeve
Yevtushenko
yew
yewen
yex

WORDS THAT END LIKE YET

basket
bet
budget
cabinet
carpet
diet
et
factory outlet
feet
forget
get
gilet
het
in the secret
internet
jet
let
magnet
man in the street
on the market

Synonyms and antonyms of yet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «YET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «yet» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of yet

Translation of «yet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YET

Find out the translation of yet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

todavía
570 millions of speakers

English

yet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभी तक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَتَّى الآن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

еще
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ainda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এখনো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

encore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lagi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bisher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まだ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아직
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Durung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன்னும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अद्याप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

henüz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ancora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jeszcze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ще
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακόμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

än
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ennå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YET»

The term «yet» is very widely used and occupies the 830 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of yet
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «yet».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YET»

Discover the use of yet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Why You're Not Married . . . Yet: The Straight Talk You Need ...
This paperback edition includes an exclusive conversation between Bill and Giuliana Rancic, hosts of NBC’s Ready for Love, and Tracy McMillan, one of its expert matchmakers.
Tracy McMillan, 2012
2
The Graves Are Not Yet Full
Since 1983 journalist Bill Berkeley has traveled through Africa's most troubled lands-Rwanda, Liberia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, and Zaire-seeking out the tyrants and military leaders who orchestrate seemingly intractable wars.
Bill Berkeley, 2008
3
Children who are Not Yet Peaceful: Preventing Exclusion in ...
Master Montessori teacher, Donna Bryant Goertz, teaches children compassion, generosity, cooperation, and collaboration by letting life be the curriculum. These stories show how they slowly learn to work and play with each other peacefully.
Donna Bryant Goertz, 2001
4
The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born
A railway freight clerk in Ghana attempts to hold out against the pressures that impel him toward corruption in both his family and his country.
Ayi Kwei Armah, 1988
5
For the City Yet to Come: Changing African Life in Four Cities
In For the City Yet to Come, AbdouMaliq Simone argues that by overlooking all that does work in Africa’s cities, this perspective forecloses opportunities to capitalize on existing informal economies and structures in development efforts ...
AbdouMaliq Simone, 2004
6
Song Yet Sung
A tale set against a backdrop of slave rights conflicts in the nineteenth-century Chesapeake Bay region finds young runaway Liz Spocott inadvertently inspiring a slave breakout from the attic prison of a notorious slave thief who vengefully ...
James McBride, 2008
7
Not Yet: Reconsidering Ernst Bloch
The essays gathered here recommend the work of Ernest Bloch as a challenge to older models of historical materialism and utopian emancipation and give specific examples of how Bloch's work can contribute to current debates about utopia, ...
Jamie Owen Daniel, Tom Moylan, 1997
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Neither Black Nor White Yet Both: Thematic Explorations of ...
Werner Sollors examines these questions and others in "Neither Black nor White yet Both," a fully researched investigation of literary works that, in the past, have been read more for a black-white contrast of "either-or" than for an ...
Werner Sollors, 1999
9
Don't Eat the Marshmallow-- Yet!: The Secret to Sweet ...
Argues that the key difference between success and failure lies, not only in hard work or superior intelligence and talent, but also in the ability to delay gratification, in a guide that combines a simple parable with real-life examples.
Joachim de Posada, Ellen Singer, 2005
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No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite ...
The book's analysis is based on data provided by the National Survey of College Experience, collected from more than nine thousand students who applied to one of ten selective colleges between the early 1980s and late 1990s.
Thomas J. Espenshade, Alexandria Walton Radford, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yet is used in the context of the following news items.
1
European federalism is not dead yet
One conclusion of the Greek crisis seems clear: the dream of moving harmoniously towards a federal Europe is dead. The rancour incited by the crisis has pitted ... «Financial Times, Aug 15»
2
Topsy-Turvy GOP Race Faces Busiest Week Yet
The biannual Koch conference set the stage for the busiest week yet in the nominating contest, with a candidate forum Monday in New Hampshire and the first ... «Wall Street Journal, Aug 15»
3
Review: Windows 10 is the best version yet—once the bugs get fixed
And it mostly succeeds, making this the best version of Windows yet—once everything's working. In its current form, the operating system doesn't feel quite ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
4
Don't Ask Google Maps 'Are We There Yet?'
The Google Maps lady might sound all friendly and helpful, but like any mom, she gets real sassy if you keep asking her if you're there yet. As spotted by Android ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
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NASA spots most Earth-like planet yet
NASA's prolific exoplanets-hunting satellite Kepler has found its strongest candidate yet for an Earth-like planet in a life-friendly orbit around a sunlike star. «Science Now, Jul 15»
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Hawthorn 2015: the best model yet?
Yet the grand final loss to the Swans was nevertheless their second defeat of the year to Sydney. Two years ago, they dropped both home-and-away games to ... «The Age, Jul 15»
7
Interns, Victimized Yet Again
JULY is to internships what March is to college basketball. Tens of thousands of interns have descended on New York, Washington, Los Angeles and other ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
10 Reasons You're Not a Millionaire -- Yet
Many people out there desperately want to be millionaires, and why wouldn't they? While money may not buy happiness it can buy a better, less stressful and ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
9
Hartford Yard Goats? The Name Isn't a Hit Yet
HARTFORD — If you had to pinpoint when the Hartford sports fans' expectations collided with the reality of minor league baseball, you might say it was when the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
10
Apple Yet to Disclose Payments for Artists
Martin Mills, chairman of Beggars Group, an influential London-based independent music company that has yet to sign a deal with Apple, wrote in a blog post ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

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