Yet word meaning and definition
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Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll[adv] 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"
[adv] up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results"; "details are yet to be worked out"
[adv] 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"
[adv] used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet"
[adv] 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"
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\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.
\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}.
Synonyms for yet
all the same, as yet, even, even so, eventually, heretofore, hitherto, however, in time, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, one of these days, so far, sooner or later, still, thus far, til now, until now, up to now, withal
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Let's analyse "yet" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TEY. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
yet: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 (or 3 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Five. |
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