What is "yet"

Yet \Yet\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.

Yet \Yet\, conj. Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.

Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
--Matt. vi. 29.

Syn: See However.

Yet \Yet\, adv. [OE. yet, [yogh]et, [yogh]it, AS. git, gyt, giet, gieta; akin to OFries. ieta, eta, ita, MHG. iezuo, ieze, now, G. jetzo, jetzt.]

1. In addition; further; besides; over and above; still. ``A little longer; yet a little longer.''
   --Dryden.

   This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy.
   --Atterbury.

   The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of piety and justice.
   --L'Estrange.

2. At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.

   Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens.
   --Addison.

3. Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; -- and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj.

   Ne never yet no villainy ne said.
   --Chaucer.

4. Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time. ``He 'll be hanged yet.''
   --Shak.

5. Even; -- used emphatically.

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

Old English get, gieta "till now, thus far, earlier, at last, also," an Anglo-Frisian word (cognates: Old Frisian ieta, Middle High German ieuzo), of unknown origin; perhaps connected to PIE pronomial stem *i- (see yon). The meaning in other Germanic languages is expressed by descendants of Proto-Germanic *noh- (source of German noch), from PIE *nu-qe- "and now." As a conjunction from c.1200.

Etymology 1 alt. (context dialectal English) To melt; found; cast, as metal. n. (context dialectal English) A metal pan or boiler; yetling. vb. (context dialectal English) To melt; found; cast, as metal. Etymology 2

adv. 1 (context usually with negative English) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time. 2 Continuously up to the current time; still. 3 At some future time; eventually. 4 (context after certain copulative verbs followed by an infinitive English) not as of the time referenced. 5 In addition. conj. nevertheless; however; but; despite that.

1. adv. up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results"; "details are yet to be worked out"

2. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: so far, thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore, as yet, til now, until now]

3. to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale" [syn: even, still]

4. within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality" [syn: eventually, sooner or later, in time, one of these days]

5. used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet" [syn: so far]

6. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: however, nevertheless, withal, still, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding]

"Yet" is a song written by Sonny LeMaire and Randy Sharp, and recorded by American country music group Exile. It was released in August 1990 as the third single from their album Still Standing. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1990.

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" (song) by the American band Exile