yet

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Also spelled yit

US /ˈjɛt/ UK /jɛt/ See IPA manual

Freq #298

Meanings

1

adv
Up to now; used to say something has not happened so far.

I haven't finished yet.
2

adv
But; in spite of what was just said.

You are right, yet I still disagree.
3

adv
To an even greater degree; still.

We aim for yet better results next year.

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Synonyms

1 adv · up to now; used to say... so far

2 adv · but; in spite of what was... however

3 adv · to an even greater degree;... even

More additionally erenow eventually formerly further hitherto moreover still subsequently

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Derived forms as-yet-unknown

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English yeten, from Old English ġēotan (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-West Germanic *geutan, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Cognate with Scots yat (“to pour, yet”), West Frisian jitte (“to scatter, shed, pour”), Dutch gieten (“to pour, cast, mould”), German gießen (“to pour, cast, mould”), Swedish gjuta (“to pour, cast”). Doublet of yote.

*ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European yeten Middle English ġēotan Old English *geutan Proto-West Germanic *geutaną Proto-Germanic

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# yet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈjɛt/
**IPA (UK):** /jɛt/
**Frequency rank:** 298

## Meanings
1. Up to now; used to say something has not happened so far.
2. But; in spite of what was just said.
3. To an even greater degree; still.

## Examples
- I haven't finished yet.
- You are right, yet I still disagree.
- We aim for yet better results next year.

## Synonyms
- additionally
- erenow
- eventually
- formerly
- further
- hitherto
- moreover
- still
- subsequently

## Derived Forms
- as-yet-unknown

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵʰewd-
- Root: yeten
- Root: ġēotan
- Root: *geutan
- Root: *geutaną

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English yeten, from Old English ġēotan (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-West Germanic *geutan, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Cognate with Scots yat (“to pour, yet”), West Frisian jitte (“to scatter, shed, pour”), Dutch gieten (“to pour, cast, mould”), German gießen (“to pour, cast, mould”), Swedish gjuta (“to pour, cast”). Doublet of yote.

## AI Etymology
Yet is inherited from Middle English yeten, from Old English ġēotan (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-West Germanic *geutan, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Cognate with Scots yat (“to pour, yet”), West Frisian jitte (“to scatter, shed, pour”), Dutch gieten (“to pour, cast, mould”), German gießen (“to pour, cast, mould”), Swedish gjuta (“to pour, cast”). Doublet of yote. In present-day use, it can mean up to now; used to say something has not happened so far, or but; in spite of what was just said.

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