Meaning of yet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. still, yet
2. Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.
   not-comparable
3. In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
   not-comparable
4. And despite this; nevertheless: She said she would be late, yet she arrived on time.
5. even, still
6. In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.
   not-comparable
7. Up to the present time; up to now.
8. In affirmative use: still.
   archaic, not-comparable, poetic
9. as yet, so far; until this moment.
10. At some future time; eventually.
    not-comparable
11. but; however. He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him. maar, tog لكِن، مع ذلِك но contudo přesto, ale doch alligevel; ikke desto mindre παρ' όλα αυτά, ωστόσοpero, aunque siiski با این وجود silti pourtantעדין, אף-על-פי-כן फिर भी, परंतु, किन्तु ipak mégis; mégsem namun en samt; engu að síður tuttavia, eppure, però しかし 그렇지만 tačiau, nepaisant to tomēr; taču walau bagaimana pun tochlikevel, dog mimo to, jednak تراوسه contudo dar; totuşi но; однако, тем не менее ale, však, no, napriek tomu kljub...
12. Not as of the time referenced.
    not-comparable, with-infinitive
13. up to the time referred to, usually the present. I haven't had a book published as yet. nog nie حَتّى الآن до сега por enquanto až dosud bis jetzt endnu έως τώρα hasta ahora seni تا کنون؛ هنوز vielä encore, jusqu'ici עַד כֹּה जैसा भी još még eddig sampai sekarang hingað til, fram að þessu finora 今までのところ 아직까지 iki šiol vēl ne sehingga hari ini tot dusverså langt, ennå, opptil nå jak dotąd تراوسه por enquanto încă, până acum пока ещё dosiaľ, zatiaľ doslej do sada än så länge, hittills จนบัดนี้ h...
    usually
14. In addition.
    not-comparable
15. conj. todavía; no obstante, sin embargo.
16. Even.
    not-comparable
17. At this time; for the present: isn't ready yet.
18. Up to a specified time; thus far: The end had not yet come.
19. At a future time; eventually: may yet change his mind.
20. Besides; in addition: returned for yet another helping.

Equivalents

Examples

“I haven't finished yet.”

“Have you finished yet?”

“We do not yet know what happened.”

“He has never yet been late for an appointment.”

“Don't switch it on yet – wait until I've reconnected the pump.”

“He is yet breathing. (He is still breathing.)”

“They atteſt facts vvhich they had heard vvhile they vvere yet heathens, and had they not found reaſon to believe them, they vvould ſtill have continued heathens, and have made no mention of them in their vvritings.”

“The riddle will be solved yet.”

“He'll be hanged yet.”

“I’ve yet to see him. — I have not yet seen him.”

“I had yet to go to a convention. — I had not yet gone to a convention.”

“They are yet to win a single match. — They have not yet won a single match.”

“He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced.”

“There are two hours yet to go until our destination.”

“It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.”

“After yet another missed penalty by Kvirikashvili from bang in front of the posts, England scored again, centre Tuilagi flying into the line and touching down under the bar.”

“K-2 is yet higher than this.”

“Oh no! Yet more problems!”

“Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them.”

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