yet
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /jɛt/
:
todavía
- She hasn't finished her report yet, but she hopes to submit it by tomorrow.
- not yet fully
- do not yet know
- not yet clear
We don't have a name just yet, but they are here.
- We don't have a name just yet, but they are here.
- Just you don't know yet, not at first.
- And so I've not, I've yet to see any changes.
- And I don't understand it yet, but it's good.
- Licenses don't exist yet for that here.
- I, we all know I have not yet done psychedelics.
Examples
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As of this writing, this initiative has yet to be established in the Dominican Republic.
Academic text (2012) -
It's not done yet, but you get the point.
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These do not fit me yet at all.
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I mean we're not done yet, but still need more room.
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Not a single one has yet been built in those three years.
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Have you found your feet yet?
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Despite such steps, the Iraqis are not yet able to stand on their own.
Academic text (2008) -
If you haven't set one up yet, this investment should be top on your list.
Academic text (2011) -
So if you haven't eaten yet, come join me.
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However, some international organizations still have yet to establish any mechanism for the settlement of disputes.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
300
1.0
Up to the present time
35
3.5
Up to the present time, often used when something has not happened
30
1.6
Before now, until the present moment
11
8.2
Up to now
7
9.7
Before this time
1
9.9
Before that time
Antonyms
Idioms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yet comes from the old English ġiet, meaning 'still' or 'up to now', which is why 'I haven't finished yet' means 'I have not finished so far'.