Yet
/jɛt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:5 pts3 letters
Definition of Yet
adverb
- (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time; still
"He has never yet been late for an appointment; I’m not yet wise enough to answer that; Have you finished yet?"
- Continuously up to the current time; still.
"The workers went to the factory early and are striking yet."
- At some future time; eventually; still.
"The riddle will be solved yet."
- (after certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
"He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced."
- In addition.
"There are two hours yet to go until our destination."
conjunction
- Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.
"I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was."
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