Meaning

7 senses
  1. Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.

    (not comparable)In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.

    I haven't finished yet.

    Have you finished yet?

    noch

    до сих по́рdo six pór, всё ещёvsjo ješčó, пока́ ещёpoká ješčó

    щеšče, іще́iščé, все щеvse šče

  2. (not comparable)In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.

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

  3. (not comparable)At some future time; eventually.

    The riddle will be solved yet.

    noch

    ещёješčó, вско́реvskóre

    within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time

  4. (not comparable, with infinitive)Not as of the time referenced.

    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.

    noch

    ещёješčó

    щеšče

    up to the present time

  5. (not comparable)In addition.

    There are two hours yet to go until our destination.

    noch

    ещёješčó

    щеšče

  6. (not comparable)Even.

    K-2 is yet higher than this.

    Oh no! Yet more problems!

  7. Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.

    (archaic, not comparable, poetic)In affirmative use: still.

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

    O, say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave […]? (US National Anthem)

Examples

7627 sentences
  1. Have you taken your medicine yet?

    Ти вже прийняв ліки? — deniko

    ruТы уже принял лекарство? — Lenin_1917

    deHast du die Medizin schon genommen? — xtofu80

  2. Have you finished the work yet?

    Ти вже закінчив роботу? — deniko

    ruТы уже закончил работу? — marafon

    deHast du die Aufgabe schon erledigt? — quicksanddiver

  3. Have you read this book yet?

    Ти вже читав цю книжку? — deniko

    ruВы уже читали эту книгу? — ae5s

    deHast du dieses Buch schon gelesen? — MUIRIEL

  4. Have you read the book yet?

    Ти вже прочитав книгу? — deniko

    ruТы уже прочитал книгу? — Hellerick

    deHaben Sie das Buch bereits gelesen? — xtofu80

  5. Have you read today's paper yet?

    Ви вже прочитали сьогодняшній випуск газети? — deniko

    ruТы уже читала сегодняшнюю газету? — Imp

    deHabt ihr schon die Zeitung von heute gelesen? — MUIRIEL

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
thus far:
Русский
By meaning 2
thus far:
at some future time:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
thus far:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English yet, yit, from Old English ġīet, gȳta, from Proto-West Germa

Inherited from Middle English yet, yit, from Old English ġīet, gȳta, from Proto-West Germanic *jūta, from Proto-Germanic *juta (compare West Frisian jit, jitte (“yet”), Dutch ooit (“ever”), German jetzt (“now”)), compound of (1) *ju (“already”, adverb), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-, accusative of *h₂óyu (“long time”) and (2) the Proto-Germanic *ta (“to, towards”), from Proto-Indo-European *do. More at aye and -th.

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Synonyms

29 synonyms
in addition:besidesA2
even:stillA2
at some future time:at last
up to some specified time:even now
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • done that yet
  • doing that yet
  • hasn't yet been
  • hasn't yet told
  • yet done done
  • doesn't yet know
  • do that yet
  • yet know what
  • haven't yet done
  • anything yet
  • ready yet
  • done done yet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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